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From: ericb@athertn.Atherton.COM (Eric Black)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Sales Tax issues
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Date: 15 Jun 90 23:18:22 GMT
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In article <13343@netcom.UUCP> mcmahan@netcom.UUCP (Dave Mc Mahan) writes:
>Unless you buy direct from C= (or anyplace else) and are the end user, you
>don't have to pay tax.  I'm not sure, but I doubt if C= would sell direct
>to the end-user (maybe with the educational discount, but even then I think
>they go through the local school book store and avoid the tax issue).

Interesting that the educational discount program requires a certified
check made out to Commodore, not to the dealer.  I'm sure the various tax
agencies would look at that and say that Commodore was selling directly
to the end user, therefore tax is due and must be collected.

The situation in CA with the state trying to collect sales tax on everything
is up in the air right now.  But look for it everywhere in the near future.
Sigh.

-- 
Eric Black	"Garbage in, Gospel out"
Atherton Technology, 1333 Bordeaux Dr., Sunnyvale, CA, 94089
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