Thanks I appreciate the link. And I do appreciate COMC handling the sales tax on the front end so you don't have to worry about it when buying or selling.
I still think it's odd in the following scenario: You fund your account for a future purchase. You decide not to make the purchase and need the money back.
Seems like you should be refunded your sales tax if nothing was bought or sold and they just held the money akin to a bank account. I'm obviously not an accountant, but I wonder if they're interepreting the law correctly.
If you fund your account, you can request a refund of unused credit within a certain amount of time. I think 30 days. I presume you are refunded the amount you paid for that credit, which would include sales tax.
Yes, it's kind of weird that you have to pay sales tax when you add new funds, but it's better than paying sales tax on every transaction on the site.
If you want to fund your account without paying sales tax, you could send some beefy items for auction. They don't charge any up front fees, so once the items sell, the credit will show up in your account, and you can spend it as you see fit.
Of course, you can't know how much credit you'll wind up with, or how much your items will sell for, but it could be an interesting option for anyone who wants to freeroll COMC.
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