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With more and more attention on sales tax on the web, do people who sell things on the web collect sales tax? I sell origami and it was always to out of state people, but I did finally sell a batch to an in-state company this past year. So now I have to handle the tax on them ...

Some states require paying a tax or fee for sales online and others do not. I haven't bothered with that yet because I have been selling my own items rather like a yard sale online. When I really get into purchasing with intent to sell online, I will owe my state sales tax on the purchases.

You might be able to find info by searching for your state's tax commission if you are in the U.S.

If I sell online, do I have to collect sales tax from everyone or just to my own state?
Who would I check with? This will be a business venture and not just stuff - like ebay.

You need to contact the department that collects sales taxes in your state. You may be able to locate them online as well.

I can locate info right on the net for my state by looking up Mississippi State Tax Commission. I think the title of the department varies by state though.

Thank you. I'll try looking my state tax commission up.

yeah you sell the tax for your county.

such as some new york places their tax is 8.625% but the county i live in is 8.75% so i would charge 8.75% tax.