Tax on photography?

Yes they should charge tax. They have to pay tax so they charge it. Do not decrease tip because of it.

Yes, my photographer charged for tax also. I was lucky that the price she gave me was including tax

Yes, my photographer charged tax , but it was included in the package price quoted.

Yes, that is correct.

If your photographer is selling you a product along with providing a service, taxes are charged. The service is photography. The products are electronic files, proofs, albums, prints, reprint release, etc.

This is with every service industry ... if there's a product there are taxes.

Taxes have nothing to do with how much a customer tips.

Yes. They charge tax. And no. Dont decrease the tip. When you eat out at a restaurant they charge tax on your bill. Are you going to decrease your servers tip because of that? Most likely not.

Surprised that a business charged tax? He should be charging tax. I would be leery of any company that didn't. Do not decrease his tip because of it. He does not keep those taxes.

Yes mine charged tax too, they have to pay taxes whether they charge you for it or not

This is very state specific. NY requires sales tax on products but not on most services. Check your state law to be sure.

In Florida, if there is no physical product exchanged, there was no sales tax applied. I'm not getting a photo album or USB or prints, so I am not paying sales tax on my package. However, if I added a photo album to my package, I would pay sales tax on the entire package. Each state will differ.

No, it wouldn't make sense to decrease the tip. They don't keep tax. I hope that when you go out to eat, you don't deduct the sales tax from your waiters tip.

Yes, what Kathleen said If you're receiving images (even if that's all your receiving is a USB/CD of images), that's a product and there will be tax.

Tax wasn't included on our bill/invoice, but I assume it was included in the overall price. I'm also not certain if she runs her business as an LLC or just as an independent person - I think in our state that might make a difference but I'm not sure!