But even Amazon has largely acquiesced to the states and is
generally collecting sales tax.
Not exact matches
There, if you're not
generally in the business of selling books to the consumer, sell your books for three days a year or less, and make less than $ 600 from the
sale, you are exempted from
collecting and remitting
sales tax.
Indirect
taxes generally include any
tax collected from an intermediary, and the most well - known indirect
taxes are
sales taxes (e.g. the GST / HST, QST, and PST), and customs duties.
To answer your question: In the U.S., an individual who is not making a «business» of selling items or services is
generally exempt from the requirement to
collect sales tax.