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Sales Taxes for Flea Markets
January 2005

"Flea markets" are markets and malls where vendors rent space to sell, buy or trade new or used items such as furniture, clothing, crafts, antiques, collectibles, tools, toys, appliances, and automotive parts and accessories. Spaces can be rented for as short a period as a single day or for as long as a year or more.

State sales tax is due on all retail sales of new and used items at flea markets.

If the flea market has a centralized cash register or checkout, the market itself is responsible for collecting and remitting the sales tax and must have a current sales tax permit. Individual vendors who buy items for resale also must have a current sales tax permit. Both the market and vendors must file sales and use tax returns. The market reports total sales, taxable sales and total tax collected for all vendors, while vendors only report the amount the market sells on their behalf as total sales. Each vendor should report zero taxable sales because the market is reporting taxable sales for all vendors.

If the flea market does not have a centralized cash register or checkout, vendors are responsible for reporting their own total sales and taxable sales. The market's promoter must make certain that each vendor has an active sales tax permit, since the promoter may be held liable for taxes on sales made by vendors without a valid sales tax permit.

Vendors who sell at several different markets in different cities or counties must collect tax based on each market's location. Vendors must collect local sales tax if the market is in a city, county, special purpose district or transit authority that imposes such a tax. For a list of local taxing jurisdictions, see our Texas sales and use tax rates brochure (publication 96-132), available online at http://www.window.state.tx.us/ or by calling our toll-free number at 1-800-252-5555. The Comptroller's Web site also includes an online search function by city available at http://www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/local/index.html.  

Tax Permits
All flea market promoters and vendors must have sales tax permits. Applications are available online at http://window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/taxforms/01-forms.html, or at any Texas Comptroller field office. You also can call us at the toll-free number listed above to get a permit application.

Parking
Sales tax is due on a charge to park a motor vehicle. For example, a charge to enter a parking lot at a flea market is subject to tax. The amount of the sales tax must be separately stated on the customer's bill or invoice OR there must be a written statement to the customer that the stated price includes sales tax.

Sales Tax Bond
To ensure payment of tax, the law requires some new permit holders to provide a bond, which can be satisfied in a variety of ways, such as a letter of assignment or credit from a bank or credit union. The bond is returned to the taxpayer after two years if all taxes have been paid on time. A taxpayer who maintains a good payment record will be exempt from the bond requirement. Contact your local Comptroller field office for details on who must post a bond.

Tax Returns
Tax returns are filed monthly, quarterly or yearly depending on the amount of state sales tax collected. (Please refer to Rule 3.286, Seller's and Purchaser's Responsibilities for more information on filing responsibilities. Our tax rules are available online at www.window.state.tx.us.) Returns are due by the 20th day of the month immediately following the end of the reporting period.

If a taxpayer files three or more returns after the due date, there will be a $50 late filing fee beginning with the third late return. The late fee is in addition to penalty and interest on any tax due.

A taxpayer who files the report and pays the tax on time is allowed a timely filing discount of one half of one percent of the tax due.

Operating Without a Sales Tax Permit
Operating without a sales tax permit is a crime punishable by a fine of up to $500 a day. 


источник публикации
Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn