Sales tax mass confusion | Buying

maxmoeusa · 2023-07-10T15:19:21.132000Z

Sorry, but I'm not comfortable just assuming eBay is collecting the correct amount of tax for items I sell or buy. How can I double check their math? Can invoices override or adjust from eBay default settings? Again, I'm Looking at this as both buyer and seller. Cross border shopping is made easy using eBay, but not the sales tax / vat calculation. First question. The tax calculation is based solely on the address of the buyer. Correct? Some sellers don't ship from USA to Canada, or if they do they will only do so fully insured with tracking etc. I've seen items priced at $50 that cost $50 to ship, doubling my total purchase price to $100. So , living near the USA/Canada border I have a UPS box in the USA to take advantage of free or much cheaper shipping charges. So, my payment address for my credit card is in Ontario Canada. My UPS box is in New York State, the seller is in Ohio. What tax rate should I be paying and what exemptions apply? Example, clothing has different exemptions from sales tax. Bullion is non sales taxable in most if not all jurisdictions. If I have an invoice for a buyer in a state like ohio that is sales tax exempt for bullion, how can I properly invoice for say 10 items if 3 qualify as bullion? How do I know, before I bid, what rate I'm going to be charged as a buyer? Will it be my "home base" of Ontario or will it be my delivery point in New York ? HELP!

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