State Sales Tax

[possum]

The State of NC in their infinite wisdom has decided to start effective March 1, 2016:

"The imposition of sales and use tax to the sales price of or the gross receipts derived from
“repair, maintenance, and installation services” for a motor vehicle or tangible personal property."

In other words, taxing LABOR as well as parts. This will now also include service contract labor/parts which were previously exempt as the contract was taxed at sale.

Does your state do this as well?

[greenthumb-38]

California does not tax labor. Hopefully, this does not give our state representatives any ideas...

~ gt feels over-taxed as it is already...

[X476]

Nebraska, We tax labor on accessory labor but not repair labor.

[ehiatt]

Wow, I had not heard about this. (I'm in NC). This state is really something else. Maybe they'll give teachers a raise with this money.
Looking at the law, I spotted this "specific exemption":

"A transmission, an engine, rear-end gears, and any other item purchased by a professional motorsports racing team or related member of a team for which the team may receive a sales tax refund under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-164.14A(a)(5). This exemption expires January 1, 2020."

Yep, NC for sure.

[Denise Trimble]

OHIO: We tax it all, except certain food. If it isn't a sales tax, it is embedded.

[lochstein]

everything is taxed here; except freight and cores. Supplies not for resale are taxed and paid by the dealer. NJ here.

[FixedManager]

New Jersey yes, they would tax the air you breath if they could figure out how.

[Barry]

In Ohio we tax the core price and you don't get it back when it is returned.

[Lutom]

In Ohio we tax the core price and you don't get it back when it is returned.

Same here in Michigan

[ehiatt]

New Jersey yes, they would tax the air you breath if they could figure out how.

Same here.
I hope my previous post didn't sound like whining. I realize a lot of people pay tax on labor already. What burns me is the fact they quietly enact these new taxes under the radar. Then they brag we are getting a tax cut next year. Never mind that these new sales taxes will more than offset that cut.