Tax man is Unfriendly, Boo Hoo!

Bret Ludwig wrote:

If you can afford to pay $750K for a Bonanza that should cost about a
hundred and fifty grand, you can afford to pay $850K.

Bull****.

George Patterson
We don't stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop
playing.

My annual is coming due. Where can I go near Chicago where it won't be
taxed? I know Indiana taxes sales so assume they also tax maintenance.

Tax man is Unfriendly, Boo Hoo!
by "Paul kgyy" Nov 2, 2005 at 10:26 AM


My annual is coming due. Where can I go near Chicago where it won't be
taxed? I know Indiana taxes sales so assume they also tax maintenance.

Fly into O'Hare would be best. They have spare capacity. Indiana
probably has a use tax (I can check for you if you'd like). If so, by
going out of state to avoid paying the tax, you would be guilty of tax
evasion. Now I know the states generally don't enforce the use tax very
well (except for new auto purchases), but if they become aware of big
ticket items that are escaping their tax structure, they will sometimes
act.

Skylune wrote:

If so, by
going out of state to avoid paying the tax, you would be guilty of tax
evasion.

Bull****.

George Patterson
Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you quarrel with your neighbor.
It makes you shoot at your landlord. And it makes you miss him.

by George Patterson Nov 3, 2005 at 03:56 AM


Skylune wrote:

If so, by
going out of state to avoid paying the tax, you would be guilty of tax
evasion.

Bull****.

George Patterson
Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you quarrel with your
neighbor.
It makes you shoot at your landlord. And it makes you miss him.


George: Sorry. Look up what a "Use tax" is. I'm not saying its right
or
wrong, but it applies the sales tax rate to out of state purchases. If
the
state in question has a use tax, and the service or goods purchased out
of
state are subject to the tax, you owe it. Its not well enforced. But
try
going to a state that has no sales tax (e.g. New Hampshire or Washington)
and buying a car. They will charge you your home state's tax -- that is
the "use tax." In fact, this particular tax is usually called the "sales
and use tax" in most states. People just shorten it to sales tax, and many
are not aware the tax is also applicable to out of state purchases.

Skylune wrote:

George: Sorry. Look up what a "Use tax" is. I'm not saying its right
or
wrong, but it applies the sales tax rate to out of state purchases.

Purchases. Not services.

George Patterson
Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you quarrel with your neighbor.
It makes you shoot at your landlord. And it makes you miss him.