Has Paypal suddenly started charging sales tax?

If an item is shipped from a distribution center in your state, that state sales tax would apply.

@steakster is correct.
But why would PayPal charge and collect sales tax? It's the vendor who adds the tax to the selling price of the goods.

And as steakster stated, it applies to all forms of payment from an online sale; credit cards, checks, money orders.

Paypal does not charge sales tax. In some states it is required to add sales tax to the item purchased. Here is an explanation of how it works!

https://www.taxjar.com/guides/sales-tax-guide-for-paypal/#the-basics-of-sales-tax-in-the-us

PayPal doesn't charge the sales tax the vendor does.  Most on-line vendors are now required to, by state law.

Even when they didn't, the buyer was "supposed" to report this on their tax return.  Most did not, so the states have stepped in to make sure they get their money...

@mofimadness 

you gotta love them' states......