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* April Fools Day and Californians pay more in taxes! - 2 messages, 2 authors
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TOPIC: April Fools Day and Californians pay more in taxes!
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/eaf24644d447921b?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Mon, Mar 30 2009 8:50 pm
From: gheston@hiwaay.net (Gary Heston)
In article <fjfAl.13805$pr6.10103@flpi149.ffdc.sbc.com>,
Bay Area Holdout <Linear54@hotmail.com> wrote:
>In the SF Bay Area so not real close but we put off some optional bigger
>purchases and make them in Oregon when we go visit friends about twice a
>year.
>When we leave(and we are planning to go soon given how bad this state has
>become) we want to go to Southwest Washington just across from Portland. No
>Income Tax in Washington and no Sales Tax in Oregon. Can't get around cars
>which have to be registered but alot of other stuff can go without Sales Tax
>if you hail it yourself across the Columbia River!
>Some things will cost a bit more but we figure to put at least 10% a year in
>our pocket over it going to various taxes.
[ ... ]
You do realize you're expected to pay use taxes on everything your buy in
Oregon and bring into Washington State, once you move there?
You can expect more aggressive enforcement of that in the future.
Gary
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== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Mon, Mar 30 2009 11:30 pm
From: "Bay Area Holdout"
"Gary Heston" <gheston@hiwaay.net> wrote in message
news:TfWdnTxne_iKDkzUnZ2dnUVZ_jRi4p2d@posted.hiwaay2...
> In article <fjfAl.13805$pr6.10103@flpi149.ffdc.sbc.com>,
> Bay Area Holdout <Linear54@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>In the SF Bay Area so not real close but we put off some optional bigger
>>purchases and make them in Oregon when we go visit friends about twice a
>>year.
>>When we leave(and we are planning to go soon given how bad this state has
>>become) we want to go to Southwest Washington just across from Portland.
>>No
>>Income Tax in Washington and no Sales Tax in Oregon. Can't get around cars
>>which have to be registered but alot of other stuff can go without Sales
>>Tax
>>if you hail it yourself across the Columbia River!
>
>>Some things will cost a bit more but we figure to put at least 10% a year
>>in
>>our pocket over it going to various taxes.
> [ ... ]
>
> You do realize you're expected to pay use taxes on everything your buy in
> Oregon and bring into Washington State, once you move there?
>
> You can expect more aggressive enforcement of that in the future.
>
>
> Gary
Hard pressed to see the positive politics of inspection stations on I-5 and
I-205 screening every car and truck for imported goods. I understand that IF
you have the Oregon store deliver the goods to your home in Washington then
yes you will be charged the Washington tax.
Besides how does this sound fair when people from Oregon can show there
drivers license in Southern Western Washington counties and have their Sales
Tax forgiven? Which I understand is the case.
Yes I suppose they could screen for credit card receipts and even cancelled
checks. Hard to see how that will work with cash sales.
Overall this sounds pretty hard to enforce..............
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