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Are delivery or shipping charges taxable? Delivery and shipping charges connected with taxable items or services sold are taxable.
In the state of Texas, some professional services are taxable. Information services, photography, and digital security, for example, are all subject to sales tax. Make sure to check whether your business is subject to sales tax in the state of Texas.
Labor to repair, remodel, or restore residential real property is not taxable. Residential real property means family dwellings, including apartment complexes, nursing homes, iniums, and retirement homes. It does not include hotels or residential properties rented for periods of less than 30 days.
Grocery stores and convenience stores not only sell food products, they also sell a wide variety of other items and services – some of them taxable, and others nontaxable. For example, flour, sugar, bread, milk, eggs, fruits, vegetables and similar groceries (food products) are not subject to Texas sales and use tax.
In Texas, there are specific employment characteristics that exist to qualify one for a sales tax exemption program aimed at services provided by a temporary employee: The service the temporary employee is brought on board to perform is normally carried out by the host employer's own employees.
(A) Residential and new construction. No tax is due on charges for labor to items such as ceiling fans, programmable thermostats or central air conditioning units in residential property or during a new construction project. See §3.291 of this title (relating to Contractors).
Some customers are exempt from paying sales tax under Texas law. Examples include government agencies, some nonprofit organizations, and merchants purchasing goods for resale. Sellers are required to collect a valid exemption or resale certificate from buyers to validate each exempt transaction.
