Buying off Gunbroker, shipping to Seattle, is there sales tax?

[Spooler41]

I can't recall ever paying tax on Postage or UPS or FedEx shipments, either
coming or going. Jut a thought!

................................... Jack

 

[shotsfired]

Are you and FFL ?
Forgive me for for not dropping my life to reply your question have you read the atf's website on this subject or the state of washingtons site

Crickets...

 

[Belial]

I had a long post written up trying to explain myself, but its pretty simple. I posted a link and quote from the Washington State Department of Revenue's "Special Notice" in regards to I594 that does not align with the tax information you posted. With all do respect I would suspect you have more to back up your tax position than, "I am a store owner."

 

[coalman]

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If it comes to your FFL from a private party no tax by what I read....

A) you and I (as non-FFLs) walk into our licensed WA gun shop (licensed FFL), our gun shop processes transfer to me = no tax on our sale*
B) you go to gun your shop (licensed FFL #1), your gun shop ships gun to my WA gun shop (licensed FFL #2), my gun shop transfers to me = no tax on our sale*
C) I purchase gun from Bud's (licensed FFL #1), Bud's ships to my gun shop (licensed FFL #2) = tax on my purchase and shipping

Clear as mud? Some gun shops may get B and C confused because two FFLs are involved in transfer/transaction and may argue to charge you tax to cover their butt.

*WA law requires I pay tax on the value of our private sale. However my gun shop is not required to collect this for these unlicensed-to-unlicensed transfers.

 

[U8395279]

Whatever the local tax rate might be -- for you lucky folks in Seattle 9.5 seems to be the current rate..

Wow! I thought that San Francisco was bad at 8.75% But 9.5%? That is just about as bad as taking a full 10%!!

Can Seattle really be becoming more liberal than San Francisco??

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