Aliexpress is collecting tax

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Aliexpress started to collect tax on Australia and some US states (SC as far as I know, maybe some more?). My question is .. should I start collecting tax as well? If I start collecting tax as well then should I pay the tax and request the aliexpress tax back? Suggestions?

 

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This has been discussed already on this forum a couple of months ago when Aliexpress started doing this. It only applies to sales to Australian customers. And it's so rare in the U.S, I personally have yet to come across it.

then should I pay the tax and request the aliexpress tax back?

The fact that they collect it means that they are the ones who pay it. It's the same story with eBay and Amazon.

My question is .. should I start collecting tax as well? If I start collecting tax as well then should I pay the tax and request the aliexpress tax back?

Search this forum. I'm not going to go over it all again. But in a nutshell, the consensus was to "Not worry about it and let your overall profits absorb it, and don't charge your customers for it." In Australia you only pay GST once your sales are over AU$75,000 per year. Then and only then should you worry about the tax Aliexpress has already collected. It depends on what country you live in.

Suggestions?

Use Google for more details relevant you, depending on what country you live in. I live in Australia and researched the Australian Tax Department site.

 

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This has been discussed already on this forum a couple of months ago when Aliexpress started doing this. It only applies to sales to Australian customers. And it's so rare in the U.S, I personally have yet to come across it.

South Carolina collects tax as well.

 

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South Carolina collects tax as well.

Not worth worrying about ... unless you get HEAPS of orders from there. Most of my U.S orders are from the East and West coasts ... not from the Southern hillbillies down there. LOL You may only get 2 or 3 a year. Who knows?

 

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I need to start doing some research. Probably next year. Too sweet period at the moment to waste time on that. Thought there would be some copy paste simple 101 guide here

 

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Bottom line ... you're running a business and somewhere, somehow you're going to be paying tax in one form or another. But the profit margins with dropshipping are more than enough to cover that ... except for the extremely greedy.