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Originally Posted by jgvarriano
Today, I bought a $20 gift card at Oh My Sweet Cakes in Paddock Square - Brownwood. I was charge an extra 3% (credit card sale - I can live with that.), which I saw no sign indicating they did that, PLUS an extra $1.40 sale tax. I asked the young man that when the recipient of the gift card used the card, would they be charged a sales tax a second time. He said, "yes." I told him that he can't charge me sales tax, but he said it's like an activation fee.
I went home and look up sales tax on gift cards in the state of Florida. Law 12A-1.089 states "The sale of a gift certificate is not taxable."
I haven't decided yet if I'm going back to get my $1.40. It may not be worth my time.
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Please do. An "activation fee" should be labeled as such, if not part of the purchase price, not TAX. My guess is they do it all the time (and likely pocket the $). Make sure you speak wit a manager and notify BBB. It sounds like fraud an they should know better. Small time thieves figure they can get away with it simply because " it's not worth the trouble" to pursue.