When it comes to electricity, small and medium size enterprises can never assume they are getting a good deal. In fact, it’s safe to say that – as the market stands today – businesses should assume the opposite is true, and that they are being taken for a ride by the big six energy providers. One of several smaller providers of business electricity, Electricity4Business has just compiled a free guide to help electricity customers see through the dirty tricks.
Sales Tax On Electricity: Does Your Business Really Owe It…Or Not?
One of the most common overcharges we encounter is in the area of sales tax. We find that many non-taxable uses of electricity are taxed, anyway. Evidently electric companies — at least some of them — elect to play it safe: when in doubt they collect the tax and turn it over to the taxing authority, whether itÂ’s owed or not.