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From: Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 16:44:37 -0400
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Subject: Re: [AE] [OT] NY freelancers: Do you charge any kind of tax or
 service fees on invoices for animation?
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Excellent, thanks for the info. This is what I thought until a friend said
something about adding a service tax. But I think he was talking about an
out of state job.
-TG


On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 3:15 PM, Lloyd Alvarez <lists@aescripts.com> wrote:

> You should always check with your accountant about your specific situation
> but professional services are not subject to tax in New York State:
>
> *Sales tax also does not apply to most services. Examples of services not
>> subject to sales tax are capital improvements to real property, medical
>> care, education, and personal and professional services. See Transactions
>> that are not subject to sales tax
>> <http://www.tax.ny.gov/bus/st/transactions_not_subject_to_sales_tax.htm> for
>> details.*
>
>
> http://www.tax.ny.gov/bus/st/subject.htm
>
> Cheers,
> Lloyd
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 2:50 PM, Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>     I know this varies state to state. I am not incorporated. In the past
>> I have not added any kind of tax onto the invoice unless I was handing over
>> a deliverable, in which I've been told you have to charge NY state sales
>> tax on the whole invoice.
>>
>> However for strictly digital delivery and rendering of services is there
>> a NY state service tax or anything I should be adding on?
>>
>> Furthermore are there any "legal" templates for these kinds of invoices?
>> Taxes are coming up and I want to make sure everything is above board as I
>> had a lot of work last year. Going forward I want to keep it all nice and
>> organized. I know I should probably hire an accountant...
>>  -TG
>>
>> --
>> _____________________________
>> VFX & Motion Graphic Artist
>> teddygage dot com
>>
>
>


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_____________________________
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Excellent, thanks for the info. This is what I thought unt=
il a friend said something about adding a service tax. But I think he was t=
alking about an out of state job.<div>-TG</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_ex=
tra">

<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 3:15 PM, Lloyd A=
lvarez <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:lists@aescripts.com" target=
=3D"_blank">lists@aescripts.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex">

<div dir=3D"ltr">You should always check with your accountant about your sp=
ecific situation but professional services are not subject to tax in New Yo=
rk State:<div><br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0=
px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);b=
order-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">





<b><span style=3D"font-size:13px;font-family:arial,helvetica,&#39;times new=
 roman&#39;,verdana">Sales tax also does not apply to most services. Exampl=
es of services not subject to sales tax are capital improvements to real pr=
operty, medical care, education, and personal and professional services. Se=
e=A0</span><a title=3D"Transactions that are not subject to sales tax" href=
=3D"http://www.tax.ny.gov/bus/st/transactions_not_subject_to_sales_tax.htm"=
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tica,&#39;times new roman&#39;,verdana;font-size:13px" target=3D"_blank">Tr=
ansactions that are not subject to sales tax</a>=A0<span style=3D"font-size=
:13px;font-family:arial,helvetica,&#39;times new roman&#39;,verdana">for de=
tails.</span></b></blockquote>





<div><span style=3D"font-size:13px;font-family:arial,helvetica,&#39;times n=
ew roman&#39;,verdana"><br></span></div><div><font color=3D"#000000" face=
=3D"arial, helvetica, times new roman, verdana"><a href=3D"http://www.tax.n=
y.gov/bus/st/subject.htm" target=3D"_blank">http://www.tax.ny.gov/bus/st/su=
bject.htm</a></font><br>





</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Ch=
eers,<div>Lloyd</div></div></div><div class=3D"">
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 2:50 PM, Teddy G=
age <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:teddygage@gmail.com" target=3D"=
_blank">teddygage@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"g=
mail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-l=
eft:1ex">





<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>=A0 =A0 I know this varies state to state. I am not i=
ncorporated. In the past I have not added any kind of tax onto the invoice =
unless I was handing over a deliverable, in which I&#39;ve been told you ha=
ve to charge NY state sales tax on the whole invoice.=A0</div>







<div><br></div><div>However for strictly digital delivery and rendering of =
services is there a NY state service tax or anything I should be adding on?=
=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Furthermore are there any &quot;legal&quot; te=
mplates for these kinds of invoices? Taxes are coming up and I want to make=
 sure everything is above board as I had a lot of work last year. Going for=
ward I want to keep it all nice and organized. I know I should probably hir=
e an accountant...</div>





<span><font color=3D"#888888">

<div>-TG</div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><font size=3D"1">=
_____________________________</font></div><div><font color=3D"#6aa84f" size=
=3D"1" face=3D"georgia, serif">VFX &amp; Motion Graphic Artist<br>

teddygage dot com</font></div></div>
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ltr"><div><font size=3D"1">_____________________________</font></div><div><=
font style=3D"background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color=3D"#6aa84f" size=3D"=
1" face=3D"georgia, serif">VFX &amp; Motion Graphic Artist<br>

teddygage dot com</font></div></div>
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