From: Glenn McCalley (glenn@combatcatering.com)
Date: Thu Dec 29 2005 - 17:34:58 PST
We might want to take this off list if it goes on, however:
"The Maryland sales and use tax rate is 5% on all sales other than certain
short-term passenger car and recreational vehicle rentals on which an 11½%
tax is imposed and certain short-term truck rentals on which an 8% tax is
imposed."
No used property exemption. If it's sold 5 times it's taxed 5 times.
Maryland is a great state to live in geographically, but an incredible tax
hell. The central part of the state is rapidly turning into one enormous
office park with the people all moving to PA, DE, VA and WV. Just look at
the Interstate road pattern.
MV content: I bought my M35A2 in Pennsylvania and had to pay MD sales tax
in order to get tags. And finally, looking at John Tennis' deuce
conversions, MD would likely take the position that the conversion was so
comprehensive that the resulting vehicle was "the creation or completion of
a new or different item" and tax the labor involved. Some of the street rod
conversion shops here have been slammed with huge back tax bills.
Glenn.
----- Original Message -----
> Check your state rules on sales tax. Most states don't require you to
From: "Randall Scheffler" <roughdoc@comcast.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 7:23 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Excess Stuff
> collect sales tax on used merchandise/property. After all, it's already
> been collected once.
>
> Not all states, but most that I've dealt with.
>
> Doc
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On
Behalf
> Of Glenn McCalley
> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 6:52 PM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] Excess Stuff
>
> Ahhh... Not Everywhere.
> Here we are again, in an area where the laws vary hugely from state to
state
> (just like motor vehicle laws).
>
> In Maryland, up until fairly recently, you -DID- need to collect sales tax
> for a yard sale. There is now an exception for "casual and isolated sales
> ... of a seller's own household goods". The only reason the exception
> exists is because enough voters wrote enough letters to their delegates
> outraged at having the Comptroller's police shut down their neighborhood
> yard sale. Yes, here in Maryland the state Comptroller (tax collector)
has
> his own police department. They have paid numerous visits to craft shows
> etc. and required a $500 tax deposit, paid in CASH RIGHT NOW, from sellers
> from out of state who don't have a Maryland Sales and Use Tax Account.
>
> It is not relevant to Maryland, for sales tax purposes, if it is a hobby
or
> not as far as the IRS is concerned. If you sell it you must get a sales
and
> use tax permit, collect sales tax, and file a sales and use tax return
when
> you remit to the state.
>
> Generally speaking, they don't bother an event where people are selling
> things until one of two things happens:
> - the event looks like it's large enough to be worth it
> - someone says something to them about tax evasion (this includes angry
> neighbors).
>
> Again, Maryland. YMMV.
> Glenn.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "MV" <MV@dc9.tzo.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 5:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] Excess Stuff
>
>
> > Ahhh that's not quite right.
> >
> > If it was then everyone who ran a garage sales would need a sales tax
> > permit and business license. It just isn't so.
> >
> > In fact if you are in business and don't make enough money, the IRS will
> > rule your business a hobby. And void your deduction of expenses since
> > after all it is only a hobby. So unless Sonny is declaring expenses,
> > declaring income and all the rest, he isn't in business. He is just
> > selling stuff he doesn't need.
> >
> > Check out the IRS regs, but take several Tylenol first!
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > Ron wrote:
> > > Hi Sonny...
> > >
> > > And there is no way in hell the items you are selling ever spent
time
> > > on a trailer behind your RV or IN your RV, right? Not under a seat or
in
> > > the bathroom or even in the middle of the floor. Nothing ever gets
> > > bought at a meet you attended with the RV Toter, correct?
> > >
> > > From your post of 24 DEC 05 Titled "Truck Turned Recreation
Vehicle"
> > > you stated " I'm strictly a collector of motorscooters, motorcycles,
old
> > > farm tractors, and military vehicles among other things too numerous
to
> > > go in to. I do not sell anything at the shows I attend, I only exibit
> > > for free. I do not ask for nor would I accept donations just to make
> > > myself clear on that."
> > >
> > > But you don't state that you never BUY stuff at meets that you
resell
> > > from home. Which you wouldn't do, because that WOULD BE commerce,
> > > wouldn't it?
> > >
> > >
> > > Again, you state " I'm strictly a collector of motorscooters,
> > > motorcycles, old farm tractors, and military vehicles among other
> > > things..." ONE used HMMWV hood for sale indicates a collector getting
> > > rid of excess junk collected in the pursuit of the hobby. 6 used HMMWV
> > > hoods, HMMWV Transfer Case take outs Several, Silicone Brake Fluid
12
> > > ea. $25.00 ea gal. for sale indicate a .... what?
> > >
> > > I'm just a little cranky about the protestations of the folks in
the
> > > hobby who claim they NEVER try to make back a modicum of money off of
> > > the junk we buy and sell. If you just BUY, you're a collector. If you
> > > occasionally sell something you bought because you no longer have a
use
> > > for it, you're human. If you buy and sell stuff to make a profit and
> > > claim to the whole world you don't, that would make you a four letter
> > > word that rhymes with buyer!
> > >
> > > To paraphrase Shakespeare, Sonny, "You doth protest too much,
> > > methinks". If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck and looks like
a
> > > duck..... Well, all I can say is "Go Get him, TJ!"
> > >
> > > I wish you luck selling the stuff that somehow fell off of SOMEBODY'S
> > > truck/trailer/RV toter in your yard......
> > >
> > > Ronzo
> > > Born at night, just not LAST night.
> > >
> > > PS And how apt your email address is.... sonny de funi
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Heath" <sonny@defuniak.com>
> > > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> > > Sent: 28 December, 2005 14:18
> > > Subject: [MV] Excess Stuff
> > >
> > >
> > >> I have some stuff for sale in case anyone is interested.
> > >>
> > >> HMMWV used hoods, 6ea. $100.00 ea.
> > >>
> > >> HMMWV Transfer Case take outs Several $ 150.00 ea.
> > >>
> > >> Towbars, complete with adapters 2 ea. $285.00 ea.
> > >> Silicone Brake Fluid 12 ea. $25.00 ea gal.
> > >>
> > >> M37 2ea. restorable $2000.00 bith
> > >>
> > >> 1 & 1/2 ton generator trailer $200.00
> > >>
> > >> Sonny Heath
> > >> cell 850 830 4905
> > >> home 850 892 9717
> > >> sonny@defuniak.com
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
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