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Title: Labor tax
Post by: Russian on October 25, 2007, 10:54:21 PM
Does anyone know if labor can be taxed?

While getting my car fixed few months ago, I saw a guy raise a lot of stink over being taxed for labor. I never saw anyone complain before, but what he was saying made sense.... so, can fed/state tax labor?
Title: Labor tax
Post by: AKIron on October 25, 2007, 10:55:14 PM
Labor is taxed in Texas. May vary from state to state.
Title: Labor tax
Post by: Holden McGroin on October 26, 2007, 12:26:28 AM
"The real price of every thing, what every thing really costs to the man who wants to acquire it, is the toil and trouble of acquiring it. What every thing is really worth to the man who has acquired it, and who wants to dispose of it or exchange it for something else, is the toil and trouble which it can save to himself, and which it can impose upon other people."(Wealth of Nations Book 1, chapter V)-- Adam Smith

The only thing taxed is labor.
Title: Labor tax
Post by: DREDIOCK on October 26, 2007, 01:47:51 AM
Yup
in NJ Labor is sales taxed
Title: Labor tax
Post by: culero on October 26, 2007, 04:31:51 AM
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Originally posted by AKIron
Labor is taxed in Texas. May vary from state to state.


Actually, that's a development from fairly recent history. It never used to be. And, there are exceptions. Labor in a vehicle repair shop is still not taxed in Texas, for instance.

Russian, its a state-by-state issue, the Feds thankfully haven't yet intruded into this area.
Title: Labor tax
Post by: AKIron on October 28, 2007, 09:55:35 AM
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Originally posted by culero
Actually, that's a development from fairly recent history. It never used to be. And, there are exceptions. Labor in a vehicle repair shop is still not taxed in Texas, for instance.

Russian, its a state-by-state issue, the Feds thankfully haven't yet intruded into this area.


While computer repair is. What's the rationale here?
Title: Labor tax
Post by: john9001 on October 28, 2007, 10:12:41 AM
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Originally posted by AKIron
While computer repair is. What's the rationale here?


the govt needs your money.