Use taxes and you

[Grey Fox]

Downtime? At Pearson International Airport? You're kidding right.

That means nothing to me.

Canada's busiest Airport. It's our O'hare.

[Malthus]

She's in Canada Customs.  The only thing she was conemplating is the obscene ways she was going to sex guys who were daring enough to sneak through extra duty-free booze.

[Admiral Yi]

I've noticed a few hotties working Canadian customs.

Even odder than that is how freakin' young some of them are.  "Are you girls doing this as a junior high project?"

[dps]

*Indeed, SC--the state that produced economic psychopath Jim DeMint--has been surprisingly progressive as far as their sales tax regime goes.  The tax on groceries is only 1%--this doesn't include cat food, though, and I'm considering calling my state rep to see if he can get that changed.  Kitties gotta eat too.

I'm confused. As far as I know most places don't charge tax on food groceries.

Some state do, some don't.  Of the ones that do, most tax groceries at a lower rate than other stuff, but even that's not universal (or at least it didn't use to be).

I voted "other".  I don't even know if NC charges a use tax, and I have no intention of finding out.

[merithyn]

Where's the option for "I was too broke to buy anything so I have no taxes to pay"?

[Ideologue]

*Indeed, SC--the state that produced economic psychopath Jim DeMint--has been surprisingly progressive as far as their sales tax regime goes.  The tax on groceries is only 1%--this doesn't include cat food, though, and I'm considering calling my state rep to see if he can get that changed.  Kitties gotta eat too.

I'm confused. As far as I know most places don't charge tax on food groceries.

Some state do, some don't.  Of the ones that do, most tax groceries at a lower rate than other stuff, but even that's not universal (or at least it didn't use to be).

I'm pretty sure it was less than a decade ago SC changed it--it used to be 6% like everything else.  (Well, almost everything.  Restaurant tax in Richland Cty. is like 9%.  Retarded.)

I voted "other".  I don't even know if NC charges a use tax, and I have no intention of finding out.

What is use tax?

The use tax is a tax due on purchases, leases, and rentals of tangible personal property and certain digital property purchased, leased or rented inside or outside this State for storage, use, or consumption in North Carolina. The use tax is also due on taxable services sourced to North Carolina. The use tax is paid to the North Carolina Department of Revenue by the purchaser when the North Carolina tax has not been collected by the seller.

What is the use tax rate?

The use tax is calculated at the same rate as the sales tax.

[Zanza]

The European Union and customs make sure that I pay VAT no matter where I order something.No self declaration necessary.

[Habbaku]

Cheating on taxes is my God-given right as an American.

[fhdz]

Cheating on taxes is my God-given right as an American.

God's gonna claim plausible deniability on that one.

[grumbler]

Cheating on taxes is my God-given right as an American.

God's gonna claim plausible deniability on that one.

That's because he also cheats on his taxes.

[Razgovory]

Cheating on taxes is my God-given right as an American.

Typical Southern Conservative.

[KRonn]

I haven't heard of a use tax here. But I'm sure Massachusetts will be looking at such a thing soon. New ways of taxing are always a win idea here.

I heard on the news this morning that the state is going ahead with a new type road toll on the Tobin bridge in Boston. People will pay tolls electronically with their ezpass device or pictures of license plates will be taken and you'll get a bill in the mail. Oh happy days. Partly because we use less gas in our fuel efficient cars the state needs new avenues of taxes for roads. Time to go back to the gas guzzlers I guess.     

[lustindarkness]

Cheating on taxes is my God-given right as an American.

Oh, so you also claim the 10% you give to the church every year?

[garbon]

I haven't heard of a use tax here. But I'm sure Massachusetts will be looking at such a thing soon. New ways of taxing are always a win idea here.

Google shows that Massachusetts has it.

On that toll road bit, that's how it is already on the Mass Pike.

[garbon]

Some state do, some don't.  Of the ones that do, most tax groceries at a lower rate than other stuff, but even that's not universal (or at least it didn't use to be).

Well I looked and CA, MA and NY don't so that's good enough for me.