PayPal taxes and Ebay Taxes don't always line up

123cr
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I don't understand why Ebay taxes and PayPal taxes don't always line up.  For instance: 

Middletown, Ohio 15042 - Ebay 6.5%; PayPal 7.88%

NY, NY 10017 - Ebay 8.88%; PayPal 17.04%

New Kingstown, PA 17072 - Ebay 6%; PayPal 7.46%

Warren, Ohio 44483 - Ebay 6.75%; PayPal 7.35%

 

I Googled tax rates for each, and Ebay is the one that is correct.  

Other transactions from other states all line up, such as: IN, CA, & MD

Anyone have any ideas what is going on?

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sharpiemarker
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@123cr 

 

Are you accounting for the PayPal fees that are levied on the gross amount received? Why is PayPal charging you sales tax too? Or is it a thing where ebay charges the tax and the payment is split and divided between you and ebay by PayPal. Then PayPal "puts their 2 cents in" with their PayPal fee and pays the tax to eBay and ebay remits it to the state. 

 

Looks like the discrepancy is occurring for east coast states.


Kudos & Solved are greatly appreciated. 🙂
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123cr
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Hi,

PayPal is not charging me taxes - just my buyer - and the amount is different than what Ebay shows.

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Error404
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eBay and PayPal are commiting fraud and will be sued and will they'll lose, keep records of all these transactions in the end you'll need them when settlement time comes.
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123cr
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I contacted PayPal and they said they’re not collecting taxes, just reporting the taxes that eBay collects. I said that their information is not correct all the time. They said to contact eBay. I contacted eBay and told them that maybe the data set they’re giving to PayPal might be inaccurate. She said she would report the problem. Since my phone call, I’ve seen a marked improvement - only a few discrepancies.
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