Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marshall-- Now tell me, how does Ohio know when you buy something from me? And what if you don't "use" it? Good lord. I'm not advocating dodging taxes, but a "use tax" sounds to me like good enough reason to start living in a bunker, wearing olive drab, and throwing boxes of tea into Boston Harbor! And I'm a flaming liberal, too! Kit - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Marshall Hunt Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 10:59 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Was Found a pre-owned MP already Now Tax stuff In other words, IT DEPENDS ON THE STATE. Ohio imposes a "use tax" on any article of personal property which is used in the State of Ohio. I have to pay 6% on anything I buy, whether or not it was bought in Ohio. I can take a deduction for any sales tax I pay to any place, so in theory, if I buy a camera in Kentucky and pay 5% sales tax, I still owe 1% to Ohio. If I buy from Kit, I have to report the full 6% on my income tax return, since Kit doesn't charge me the tax. I report the use tax owed on Line 16 of my annual Ohio Income Tax return. Kentucky has a separate schedule for use tax calculations. Michigan has a use tax as well. Dante is a lawyer, and he can damned well look it up. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kit McChesney | acmefoto" <kitmc@acmefoto.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 11:41 Subject: RE: [Leica] Was Found a pre-owned MP already Now Tax stuff > If you buy it from a dealer in NY in person, you will have to prove that you > are not a New York resident. Usually shipping outside the state will take > care of that. If B&H has no business presence in Michigan (I assume they > don't), then you pay no tax. > > In other words, "RIGHT." > > Kit > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Dante > Stella > Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 9:02 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] Was Found a pre-owned MP already Now Tax stuff > > > > So what happens if you live in Michigan (which has a "use" tax) and you > buy a camera at B&H in person in NYC. You then have it shipped, thereby > avoiding NY tax. The item arrives in Michigan. > > It wasn't subject to NY tax because it was not for use in NY. It is not > subject to Michigan's use tax, because the item was not purchased "from" > Michigan. > > Right or wrong? > > ------------ > Dante Stella > > NO ARCHIVE > > On Thu, 24 Apr 2003, Austin Franklin wrote: > > > Bill, > > > > > Law here in PA is simple. If the vendor has a brick and mortar > > > operation in > > > the state the consumer pays tax. I.e., you buy something > > > considered taxable > > > from COMP-USA or Sears for example over the internet or thru the > catalog, > > > you pay sales tax on the item. > > > > Agreed, IF the vendor has a "presence" IN the state you have the item > > delivered to. > > > > > If you go to a border state like Delaware > > > that has no sales tax but have it delivered, like furniture, you pay the > > > tax. > > > > I'm not clear what the scenario you are citing here is. If you buy in > state > > A, and IF the store OWNS the delivery vehicles, and you have it delivered > to > > state B, then yes, you do pay tax, but if it's delivered independently, > and > > the selling store has no "presence" in state B, no, you do not. > > > > > On the other hand if I buy something from Kit or Pat, they are > > > not obligated > > > to charge me tax because neither Pat or Kit has a presence in PA. > > > > Agreed. > > > > > However, > > > to follow the law, I should then calculate the tax and send it > > > along to the > > > state. > > > > Is that really a "law"? > > > > Austin > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html