Does Tesla charge sales tax at its chargers?

[Falcon73]

I'm sure this will vary by state so maybe I should post it there.

On our Volvo, EA charges 7.75% sales tax at our closest DCFC, which raises their effective rate to .463 vs .43. This is also by the kWh coming out of the charger and not delivered to the battery.

I just checked my latest EVGo billing from a local charger as well and they didn't charge sales tax. Interesting

 

[AlexHung]

No sales tax in CA

 

[MtnMarty]

I was charged 27 cents/kwh in Charlotte NC recently for tax.

 

[rob1987]

Above invoice from Tesla SC in Knoxville, TN. I’ve also charged at another SC in TN which likewise showed 0% tax.

 

[rob1987]

Next week I plan to do some supercharging in GA. Would be good to collate data on sales tax in different jurisdictions. It may even vary down to the county level as counties impose sales tax on top of state sales taxes.

 

[Falcon73]

I went back thru my EA invoices and they only charged me sales tax once. I wonder if that was a mistake, but at $1.73, I'm not going to make an issue of it right now. If it happens again, I probably will.

Hopefully, Tesla hasn't been charging me sales tax, but I haven't found anything like the invoice above yet on the app or on my account. @rob1987 Where can I find that?

 

[rob1987]

Open the Tesla phone app, then tap your avatar>Account>Charging>History>Downarrow (next to amount for any given charge session)>[pdf logo] Invoice

 

[Falcon73]

Open the Tesla phone app, then tap your avatar>Account>Charging>History>Downarrow (next to amount for any given charge session)>[pdf logo] Invoice

You rock @rob1987, thanks! Wow, they hid it well.

I just checked each of my 5 SC sessions to far. Tesla didn't charge me California sales tax on any of these sessions.

 

[Falcon73]

Here's a sample invoice screen cap showing $0 sales tax.

 

[Big Earl]

I’ve been charged sales tax in Illinois, Michigan and Maryland, but not Virginia. I’ve charged in all 48 continental states plus D.C… perhaps I’ll go through my invoices and make a list of which states charge sales tax.

 

[EVer Hopeful]

It may even vary down to the county level as counties impose sales tax on top of state sales taxes.

I think it's even to the municipality level here in Texas

Texas sales tax is 6.25%, but we pay 8.25% and the extra 2% (or ~33% if you prefer) is for the local light rail and something else. Some municipalities are in the light rail program and some aren't

 

[MY1stEV]

I was charged tax in Louisiana and Mississippi, but not in Alabama.

 

[rob1987]

I’ve been charged sales tax in Illinois, Michigan and Maryland, but not Virginia. I’ve charged in all 48 continental states plus D.C… perhaps I’ll go through my invoices and make a list of which states charge sales tax.

A list like that would be super helpful.

 

[Big Earl]

A list like that would be super helpful.

Not really sure how helpful that information actually is. It certainly isn’t likely to change anyone’s charging habits. But I’ll see what I can come up with.