atgPay: Sales Tax

This article provides information relating to sales tax applied to purchases made through Proxibid only for auction houses utilizing atgPay. For tax information related to purchases made from an auction house not using atgPay, please contact the auction house directly. To determine if an auction house is using atgPay, see What Is atgPay?

This article contains the following sections:

• Why Am I Being Charged Sales Tax?
• Taxable Items
• Sales Tax Refunds

Why Am I Being Charged Sales Tax?

As a result of recent and ongoing legislation, most U.S. states now require businesses to collect and remit sales tax on online purchases made from their states. Regardless of where sellers are located, they are required to charge tax for online sales if your state mandates it. Each state has different requirements and thresholds on what is taxed and the rate.

Sales tax will be calculated, collected, and remitted on all purchases made on Proxibid (if payment is collected through atgPay) by buyers in the following states:

Purchases shipped to or picked up in states that do not impose sales tax will not be subject to tax.

Sales tax will not apply to purchases made by bidders with valid tax exemption certificates. If you have a valid tax exemption certificate, you can provide your sales tax exemption certificate(s) to your Proxibid to ensure your purchases are not subject to sales tax.

For tax information relating to vehicle purchases made through Proxibid from events using atgPay, see atgPay: Vehicle Purchases.

The above only applies to purchases made through Proxibid through auction houses utilizing atgPay. For tax information related to purchases made from an auction house not using atgPay, please contact the auction house directly. To determine if an auction house is using atgPay, see What Is atgPay?

Taxable Items

Tax applies based on the type of item and how it's categorized. Depending on your state, some types of items are taxed and others are not.

If you believe that the item you’re buying shouldn’t be taxed in your state, please contact the Payments Operations team via payments@proxibid.com.

For tax information relating to vehicle purchases made through Proxibid from events using atgPay, see atgPay: Vehicle Purchases.

The above only applies to purchases made through Proxibid through auction houses utilizing atgPay. For tax information related to purchases made from an auction house not using atgPay, please contact the auction house directly. To determine if an auction house is using atgPay, see What Is atgPay?

Sales Tax Refunds

If you already paid your invoice, but should have been tax exempt, please send your tax exemption certificate to payments@proxibid.com so that the Payment Operations team can initiate a refund of the sales tax.

Refunds for sales tax on items purchased via bank transfer (ACH) may take longer to process as funds must be disbursed to the auction house (which can take 5-7 business days) before they can be returned.