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Double taxation & gross receipts tax
Why am I paying taxes twice on the same income?
You're not!
Income taxes and gross receipts taxes are different tax programs. Income tax is paid on the profit a business earns; gross receipts tax is paid on the sale amount.
Also read The taxes self-employed people pay.
I earn commissions on sales on which the company I represent pays GRT. Aren't taxes collected on them twice?
Commissions involve 2 separate transactions which may be subject to gross receipts tax. First is the sale of a product or service on which the seller must determine whether the sale is taxable. Second there is the commission paid to the sales representative for facilitating the sale. Note: If the sale is not taxable, then the commission is also not taxable.
Also read Non-taxable transaction certificates
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