PPT Question

[Nardo1895]

I have a customer who bought a longgun from her ex-husband ("Ex" being the operative word). He told her it didn't need to go through a FFL, she just needed to submit Report of Firearm Ownership to DOJ. She did that but DOJ rejected it and said it needed to go through a FFL so she asked me to do the transfer.

He lives out of town and she doesn't want to try and make him come to my place of business to sign the PPT paperwork. I did get a copy of his CDL. If he would come in and sign the PPT form I would not need to charge her tax. But if he doesn't, I believe I need to treat it like any Gunbroker type transfer, run it like a sale, and charge her tax.

Am I seeing that right? I hate to charge her tax on this. She is a regular customer so I don't mind losing my transfer fee to the measly $10 we get for a PPT.

[kemasa]

Sales between residents of CA are not subject to sales tax even if the transfer isn't done as a CA PPT.

Just do it as a normal transfer, as it was shipped in.

[Nardo1895]

Really? I was not aware of that. That is good news. Thanks.

[kemasa]

As long as it is an occasional sale and all that, that you don't get involved in the price or finding the buyer/seller. A CA PPT can be subject to sales tax if you get involved in the price or finding the buyer or seller.