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Mary Oei
 

session fee sales tax?


If you do a wedding and you have a creation fee. Do you have to charge sales tax over the creation fee?
And with a portrait session sales tax over the session fee?


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April 24, 2007

 

Jon Close
  It varies. Check with your local/state government. Some states don't have sales tax, some assess only on physical goods (ie. photos, album), some apply to services provided or gross receipts.


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April 24, 2007

 

Mark Feldstein
  Hi Mary. While you're checking on the tax issue, get a business license, liability insurance, register your business name with the county recorder, start paying business property taxes, and also get a federal tax number unless you decide to pay quarterly self-employment and social security taxes under your own social security number. :>) But then, you probably knew all this stuff...Yes???
Take it light.
Mark


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