From: Dick (rertman@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Tue Jul 19 2005 - 14:47:43 PDT
Good on ya, Ian!!!!!
And don't forget that they owe you interest on all that illegally collected
sales tax!!
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "International Movie Services" <ims@telus.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: 19 July, 2005 08:47
Subject: Re: [MV] Government Liquidation lawsuit-illegal collection of State
sales tax
To anyone on the list who has purchased from Government Liquidation and
beeen required to pay California sales tax although you are not a California
resident and the goods were shipped to your home location, here is some good
news:
Although I have been purchasing from GL and DRMO for twenty years, it wasn't
until GL took over the US disposal contract that I began to experience the
annoyance of being required to pay State sales taxes to GL even though the
items were shipped from whereever purchased to Washington State, where I
have registered tax exempt status.
I questioned GL's policy and was told that their legal department had
declared the collection of State tax from out of State purchasers was
correct. Although I informed them in writing that they were wrong, they
persisted! I'm a Scot and I don't appreciate injustice and if pushed I fight
back, so it came to a head earlier this year when I bid on a large lot of
tents in Barstow, Calfornia. When the invoice arrived from GL it had
California sales tax included, so I informed them in writing that I would
pay the invoiced amount less the tax. I immediately had my account suspended
and received in writing from GL their statement that since I wouldn't pay
the tax that was just cause for the suspension.
I made an official request to the State of California sales tax department
for a ruling on GL's policy, following an interesting series of
conversations I had with personnel from that Department, who referred to
GL's position as completely incorrect. Yesterday I received a written ruling
from California confirming that I was right all along, and that GL must
refund and and all State sales tax that they have collected unlawfully. This
applies to any and all of you, and probably applies to any other State taxes
collected by them on out of State purchases.
I can scan or fax copies of California's ruling to any of you that need to
claim against GL. I will be seeking redress through the Courts in Arizona
for damages against GL.
Cheers! The little guy can win!!
Ian
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