As a consumer what are you paying for gun transfers @ your local FFL

[98f150]

I am in Austin TX and I have been charged sales tax on the transfer fee. I wonder if I should be? anyone know about Texas sales tax on FFL transfers.

 

[Babarsac]

$25 from NOVA Armament here in northern Virginia. Cheapest around and a great shop to boot.

 

[nofishbob]

$20 at www.sportingarms.com, Lewisville, TX
Great folks, literally walking distance from my house.

Same here, but I have to drive.

Bob

 

[SharpsDressedMan]

$20-$30. Most dealers are fine with it, and have a nominal fee.

 

[F40]

$10 here in the Phoenix area.

 

[Snowy Rivers]

We charge $25 and this includes the background check.

Snowy

 

[dogtown tom]

98f150 I am in Austin TX and I have been charged sales tax on the transfer fee. I wonder if I should be? anyone know about Texas sales tax on FFL transfers.

There is no sales tax on a firearm transfer in Texas.
http://www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/taxpubs/tx96_237_2_09.html

Firearms Sold by Out-of-State Dealers - Transfer Fees Charged by Texas Dealers
When a gun is purchased from out of state by an individual in Texas, federal law provides that the out-of-state seller must ship the gun to a Texas dealer for transfer to the individual.

Frequently, the Texas dealer will charge the purchaser a transfer fee to cover the costs of paperwork and handling. Because the gun was not purchased from the Texas dealer, the transfer fee does not represent a sale. Therefore, the transfer fee is not taxable.

For example, assume an individual paid $1,500 to an out-of-state seller for a gun. The out-of-state seller shipped the gun to a Texas gun dealer. The customer picked up the gun at the Texas dealer's place of business and was charged a $25 transfer fee by the dealer. The $25 transfer fee is not considered a sale for Texas sales and use tax purposes and therefore is not subject to sales tax.

The purchase of the gun itself is, however, subject to Texas use tax. If the out-of-state seller does not collect the applicable Texas tax, then the purchaser is responsible for accruing and remitting the tax directly to the Comptroller's office. The Texas gun dealer handling the transfer is not responsible for collecting the use tax since the Texas dealer is not the seller of the gun. Purchasers may use a Texas Occasional Use Tax Return (Form 01-156) to report and remit the Texas use tax on the purchase of a firearm from an out-of-state gun dealer.

 

[Bubbles]

Must be nice. In WV we do have to charge sales tax on labor/service fees, including firearm transfer fees.

 

[gearchecker]

My FFL dealer is my gunsmith. He doesn't charge his regular customers (me) any fees for him to transfer any weapon. For non-regular customers he charges $10 per transfer document he is required to fill out.
BTW I drive over an hour each way to get to him, when I transfer a firearm.
Usually, I try to take any of my guns that need his service, at the same time I'm dropping off or picking up a transferred gun. That way I can save a few buck in gas costs.
I'm a pretty active shooter, so I take my guns to him on a regular basis to keep them tuned up and functioning correctly.

 

[rellascout]

Bump vote early vote often...

 

[Hanzerik]

$10 at a local pawn shop

 

[nearmiss]

In Wisconsin the going rate (in my neighborhood anyway) is $25 for a long gun, and $40 for a handgun. There's more paperwork for a handgun, the extra $15 is a state fee of some sort, i think.

 

[wgsigs]

Where I used to live I had an FFL who charged $10. Since I have moved I found someone who will do it for $15, but I haven't had a need to use an FFL yet.

 

[rscalzo]

Why isn't the NRA or anyone else pushing for this?

You seriously think FFL's want all the additional competition? Would the lack of sustainable sales drive many shops out of business? You could see the day that smaller gun shops disappear totally.

 

[rellascout]

Still alive?

 

[galena]

$25.00. Colorado mountains. Includes the Colo background check.

Keep shootin'

 

[txhoghunter]

Black Smoke Firearms

Keller, TX

$15 last time I used them for a transfer, now its $20. But they are great if you are in the area