Thread: Usage Tax!! Arghhhh!!!!

I've got er,ah, a friend that orders cigars on-line. He burns the evidence.

I really was surprised that I received a letter stating that I owed that. I never really thought about it. I went down there to buy since they were so much less than the local stores and do remember not paying sales tax. Oh well lesson learned and payment will be sent soon.
She said no statute of limitations on the purchases but they find it hard to collect after 6 years.

Originally Posted by DJD

Man I just got tagged for my ATV that I purchased 3 years ago in Tenn. Now I have to pay 6% on the cost of the ATV. Whatever, if I owe it I'll pay it but she did educate me on how folks buy electronics online and at times don't pay the sales tax during the purchase and Kentucky is due that money. KRS 139.330 says so.
They get ya coming and going! They call it Usage tax if you didn't pay the sales tax either way you are gonna pay...er uh if ya get caught.

I hear ya! My boat came from Washington State. When I went in to register it, the usage/sales tax monster stole my wife's birthday presents for the next 4 years. Man......was she P/o'd.

here's a new one for me, I went in to sticker and pay the tax on my boat. handed the young lady the card they sent me through the mail, and she said she would have to charge me 3 bucks for not having my old tax receipt, I said the card you have in your hand, is the one you sent me by mail, it has all the info you need on it. I still had to pay 3 bucks.

Originally Posted by waterdog101

here's a new one for me, I went in to sticker and pay the tax on my boat. handed the young lady the card they sent me through the mail, and she said she would have to charge me 3 bucks for not having my old tax receipt, I said the card you have in your hand, is the one you sent me by mail, it has all the info you need on it. I still had to pay 3 bucks.

I hate when they nickle and dime you with "fees". When I registered my boat they were keeping something I thought I would just have to show them. No problem, I asked her politely if she could make me a copy for my records. She very annoyingly said it would cost me $3.00 per copy! Unreal, I was paying a lot of money to them anyway you think she would have just made the copy. But even if they were clamping down on expenses, I would think .25 would be fair, but $3.00 for a copy is insulting.

Originally Posted by HURRICANEBOB

I hear ya! My boat came from Washington State. When I went in to register it, the usage/sales tax monster stole my wife's birthday presents for the next 4 years. Man......was she P/o'd.

LOL, I often enjoy reading your posts. I like a good sense of humor.

The usage tax is something that most people either do not know about or choose to ignore. There is a line on the KY income tax return (it's been there for many years) for individuals to report it, but it is mostly ignored by individual taxpayers and tax preparers alike. For individuals, it applies on purchases from out of state retailers and even things like many magazine subscriptions. It can apply to even more things for businesses, doctors, and lawyers. From what I hear they usually ignore it also. Oh by the way, many states have signed agreements with other states where they share or trade information on paticularly large purchases where tax was not charged.