Re: Sales tax

[wteeters@amug.org (Wilber J. Teeters)]

Peerhaps I'm wrong, but being a little paranoid AND realistic, I belive
these reciprocal sales tax add-ons are b.s. and a dealer simply adds the
tax to his/her profit. There's no way on earth that my state can monitor
what a dealer in NY collects in Arizona sales tax, except through good
faith, the IRS,  and a devout belief in reciprocity (long exposures in
fading light :-). Anyway, I avoid outfits who charge state tax.

BT

>If you wish to stay legal, at least in my state (and I think many others)
>you are obligated to remit use tax equal to your state's sales tax on item
>bought from other states.
>
>kw
>
>>
>>The third part of the problem and the one that people don't often talk
>>about is "sales tax".  If you are going to buy a $1,995.00 body or lens,
>>and the sales tax in your area is 8%, that's a total of $160 you are
>>paying in tax which if you bought mail order could be better spent on
>>other things.
>>
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>Ken Wilcox                                Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits
>LHSA, MEA, LAW                         preferred---> <wilcox@umcc.umich.edu>
>                                              <kwilcox@genesee.freenet.org>


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