- In Washington, shipping and handling charges are generally taxable if the items shipped are taxable.
- If both taxable and non-taxable items are shipped, shipping charges must be fairly allocated; only the shipping for non-taxable items is not taxed.
- Separate shipping charges are required for taxable and non-taxable items to avoid tax on shipping for non-taxable goods.
- Most businesses will need to charge sales tax on shipping and handling in Washington.
- TaxJar can help manage these rules and allows overrides if your business does not charge sales tax on shipping.
Source: taxjar.com
Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.
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