TIPS Voip tax and fee

[KNERD]

I'd suggest you check out this article. This is who you can call for help on this stuff:

Who to call for help

Overview The most common question we get from our customers getting started in the VoIP Business is how to deal with all the taxes and regulatory obstacles. They are fair questions – this stuff is ...

support.skyetel.com

This is who I usually call for help

We have resales tax ready in ny

The telecom provider you purchase service from will normally be the one doing all the telecom taxes. For your clients, you usually only need to collect a sales-service tax.

 

[Dempan]

HAH! So we're basically right back to my original reply to all of this. You need to be registered with the proper regulatory bodies to be able to charge and pass taxes along to your customers. It also stops your upstream providers from charging you a bunch of taxes and fees. Remember what ever taxes/fees you collect *YOU* have to remit them to the proper bodies.

But as I said before you need to be registered with all the right places. You can't even charge sales tax in the state unless you've registered with the state of NY to do so. Same goes with the rest. Now the Skyetel option is a valid option but that's going to require you to signup with Skyetel so you can use their calculator or even their billing system to do all this but it is all moot because you don't have the permission or right to actually charge your end users these taxes.







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I think that's the key point a lot of people miss. Collecting taxes isn't just a matter of adding a line item to an invoice because someone told you to. If you're required to collect a particular tax, you also have to be properly registered and file the corresponding returns.

It's also worth separating compliance from billing. A platform can help calculate or pass through taxes, but it doesn't replace your own legal obligations. Before implementing anything, it's worth confirming exactly which taxes apply to your business and whether you actually have a collection obligation in the jurisdictions where your customers are located. That can save a lot of headaches later.