Is collecting tax on a PPT normal?

[norcal77]

So I might be purchasing a pistol off of someone who is a private party on Gunbroker. In his auction he states that he wants to collect tax from residents in the state of California.

Is this normal and/or legal? In all the PPT's I've done I've never paid the selling party tax. The pistol is off list so it is a FTF PPT. Just seems like a weird request..never had somebody want tax on a private sale.

[joeyriv]

As I understand it, if he's an actual FFL, then he could, but then it's not a PPT anymore. If it's a bona fide PPT at a 3rd party FFL, then him trying to collect tax is uncool and shady. Maybe someone who is up on tax laws can correct me if I'm wrong though.

[Rob454]

I agree. if its jsut a regular Joe he cannot collect tax but if he is a FFL and is doing a sale then yeah he charges tax.
Looks like someone wants to pad his sale price up 10%

[Unit74]

Link to the ad?

[mjsweims]

If he has a brick and mortar shop in CA and is selling it through his CA business then he has to collect tax.
Even if he is doing a PPT but is engaged in the firearms business he will probably want to collect tax just as a CYA. The Franchise Tax Board is auditing like crazy and looking for any excuse to get money.
If he is outside CA, and does not have a CA brick and mortar outlet, then he doesn't have to collect CA tax, yet. CA is and has been looking at taxing catalog/internet sales for quite a while but he might be concerned about something retroactive. In reality if you buy something out of state and have it shipped in, you, the purchaser, are required to declare it and pay CA sales tax to the Franchise Tax Board. The FTB is even looking at requiring people who have frequent garage sales to get a sales tax permit and collect/pay sales tax.
Don't know if any of this applies, but that can be the reasoning.

[audihenry]

No, that sounds like a load of bull.