I had some remodeling done and the contractor didn't charge me sales tax but he paid sales tax on the materials that he put in my house. So in the end I paid the taxes on the materials but I didn't purchase them directly.
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First, your contractor shouldn't really have been charged sales taxes in the first place. Sales taxes are charged to the consumer - you in this case - and the contractor should have presented a "resale certificate" to avoid paying the tax.
But at this point you don't get to deduct the sales tax since your contractor paid it and will take the deduction in his "cost of goods sold".
If he hadn't been charged the sales tax then states usually require a self-assessment called a "use tax."
Tom Young
First, your contractor shouldn't really have been charged sales taxes in the first place. Sales taxes are charged to the consumer - you in this case - and the contractor should have presented a "resale certificate" to avoid paying the tax.
But at this point you don't get to deduct the sales tax since your contractor paid it and will take the deduction in his "cost of goods sold".
If he hadn't been charged the sales tax then states usually require a self-assessment called a "use tax."
Tom Young
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