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mas@porgy.jpl.nasa.gov (Marc A. Sarrel) writes:
> You missed my point.  I understand about the collection of sales tax
> for interstate transactions.  My point is that I don't think Shipping
> and Handling charges are taxable in California in the first place,
> regardless of whether the transaction is inter- or intastate.

I had occasion to check with the State Board of Equalization about
this myself, and it turns out that where they get you is with the
words "and handling."  If it's just shipping charges, they're not
taxable; if they break out handling charges from shipping charges,
only the handling is taxable (it's a service related to a product,
much as cooking the food and serving it in a restaurant makes it
taxable).  If they lump them in together, the entire amount is
taxable.

Personally, I think that's wrong to do, but that's how it is.
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