Day Of Coordinator

Re: Day Of Coordinator

• southernbelle0915 mod

  

  February 2015

  We hired one. If we paid sales tax, I have NO idea. She just gave us a flat rate. I imagine if she owes sales tax to the state, she figured that on her own.

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• erinlin25 member

  

  February 2015 edited February 2015

  sales tax is for a physical item you buy and resale, so no there should not be sales tax on any labor-related activity. 
  
  now if the day of coordinator had to buy anything and is charging you for said purchases, then yes she can charge you the sales tax
  

  
  
  
  

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• [Deleted User] member

  

  February 2015

  No tax, but our day-of-coordinator cost includes a 20% service charge. She explained this covers her travel time expenses, liability, and planning fees. 

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• JoanE2012 member

  

  February 2015

  erinlin25 said:

  sales tax is for a physical item you buy and resale, so no there should not be sales tax on any labor-related activity. 
  
  now if the day of coordinator had to buy anything and is charging you for said purchases, then yes she can charge you the sales tax
  

  Not always.  For example, we bought furniture and paid sales tax on it.  We had the furniture delivered.  We paid sales tax on the delivery service!   There is also tax imposed on other services too (tanning salons, limo services, lawn cutting services, extended warranties, etc)....it's not limited to just goods that can be resold.  And there are goods that are exempt from sales tax too!   At least that's the way it is here in NJ.  

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• jnm7222012 member

  

  February 2015

  Thanks everyone!!

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• badbnagdway member

  

  February 2015

  erinlin25 said:

  sales tax is for a physical item you buy and resale, so no there should not be sales tax on any labor-related activity. 
  
  now if the day of coordinator had to buy anything and is charging you for said purchases, then yes she can charge you the sales tax
  

  That's not universally true. For example, in my state, purchases of tangible personal property are subject to sales tax. The sale of certain services enumerated under state statute are also subject to sales tax -- for example, parking related services in my state are subject to sales tax. That is how it is in most states -- tangible personal property is always taxed, and some services are taxed too. 

  
  

  But I do think event coordination is unlikely to be taxable. OP would have to check her state laws to know for sure. At any rate, the person performing the service or selling the goods generally is the person responsible for collecting and remitting the tax. 

  
  

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• atlastmrsg member

  

  February 2015

  What services are taxable is a state by state thing.  States I can think of off the top of my head that do sales tax on some services, but since I don't work in those states, not sure what:

  
  

  Minnesota

  Texas

  Hawaii

  New Mexico

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