"D. Stussy" <kd6lvw[at]bde-arc.ampr.org> wrote:
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Thanks everyone for their help.

I contacted my revenue department and they stated that
creating web sites is not a taxable "offense" <grin> .

-Schoolies

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Robert Thompson - OhioTaxMan wrote:
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1The intent was to give the op a starting point to find the
answer to the question. If I encountered this issue for a
paying client I would do the same thing. Since every state's
tax laws differs in some ways I would not guess at the
correct answer.

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Schoolie wrote:

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I don't know the specifics of your state, but in most
places, the PARTS that one puts in during a repair job are
sales taxable while the labor is not.

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Frederick Jorden <knowtax[at]bigfoot.com> wrote:
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I did not see a reference to fixing a software problem or
selling a software service or license. I would conclude
that writing web pages is a service not subject to sales tax
and that even if fixed in physical form for delivery to the
customer, that the nature of the transaction does not change
and would not be subject to LA sales tax.

Disclaimer, I am not in LA; the OP may benefit from talking
directly with a tax pro in LA.

[If fixing to a physical form for delivery was a factor,
then tax pros would have to collect sales tax for paper
forms, but not efiled taxes. <grin> ]

I do agree that if the OP have to change or adjust the
hardware, or provide a replacement part, then the entire
repair is subject to LA sales tax. A quick read of the
referenced pages provides that the following transactions
would be subject to sales tax

"... the furnishing of repairs to tangible personal property; ..."

This leaves the question: If you can fix the computer by
making software changes, or changing options, without
changing the hardware (turning a screw of any kind), is that
then a software service (i.e. labor only) and therefore not
a repair of "tangible personal property", hence, not subject
to LA sales tax?

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Schoolie wrote:

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Try
http://www.rev.state.la.us/sections/...ales.asp#sales

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Hi everyone,

I have a small computer repair / networking / web design company in
New Orleans, Louisiana. As far as I knew, if you provide a service
(such as designing a web site or repairing a computer) you do not have
to charge sales tax. Somone who gave me free tax advice said that we
have to charge sales tax on all services that we perform? Can anyone
give me any insight on this?

Thanks,

Schoolies

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