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[quote name='']Wish they were like the old days myself. I bought a few firearms there, was treated very well back then. not so much now.
2 things come to mind
1] was charged sales tax on the purchase price of a firearm, I got from out of state. Not just the sales tax on the FFL transfer fee.
2] I was going to trade in a RARE Randall Gen, LeMay Model A311 one of 361 ever made in .45 auto. The Gent said it was a piece of *hit , give me about 150 on a trade in.
To be honest, not sure how many round ran down the pipe, but has to be less than 300.
No diss. ment to them, I figure the gun business is not easy. But Damn treat people with a little respect[/quote]
OK I have heard this sales tax BS before, here's the deal folks IT'S ILLEGAL. Just tell them NO, they are not authorized to collect sales tax beyond the tax due on any amount that they not charge you directly(the FFL).
When they file their NY sales and use tax return, they state GROSS SALES. This is the money THEY took in, not somebody else. They are not authorized to collect sales tax on money taken in by a third, unrelated party. In fact, if the third party had a location in NY state, then the third party would be responsible for collecting the tax. With out of state vendors, you are responsible for reporting your own purchases and paying tax on them directly to the state.
If they give you some BS about how "you have to pay sales tax on the firearm purchase" then what you do is inform them that it is an internet purchase and you intend to file it as such on your return (which has a line for that exact purpose and the rate is A LOT LOWER) .
If they are stupid enough to try to insist, simply demand they produce their 17-A (certificate of authority) because you will be taking it us with the NYSDTF, and you want to know whose certificate to reference in your inquiry. In my book, a person that cheats their customers and the government at the same time really needs straightening out.
Hope this saves someone on here from getting scammed. You can bet for sure they are not taking the price you paid for the gun and adding it into their gross sales and reporting that and paying the tax on it, they are pocketing the money.
2 things come to mind
1] was charged sales tax on the purchase price of a firearm, I got from out of state. Not just the sales tax on the FFL transfer fee.
2] I was going to trade in a RARE Randall Gen, LeMay Model A311 one of 361 ever made in .45 auto. The Gent said it was a piece of *hit , give me about 150 on a trade in.
To be honest, not sure how many round ran down the pipe, but has to be less than 300.
No diss. ment to them, I figure the gun business is not easy. But Damn treat people with a little respect[/quote]
OK I have heard this sales tax BS before, here's the deal folks IT'S ILLEGAL. Just tell them NO, they are not authorized to collect sales tax beyond the tax due on any amount that they not charge you directly(the FFL).
When they file their NY sales and use tax return, they state GROSS SALES. This is the money THEY took in, not somebody else. They are not authorized to collect sales tax on money taken in by a third, unrelated party. In fact, if the third party had a location in NY state, then the third party would be responsible for collecting the tax. With out of state vendors, you are responsible for reporting your own purchases and paying tax on them directly to the state.
If they give you some BS about how "you have to pay sales tax on the firearm purchase" then what you do is inform them that it is an internet purchase and you intend to file it as such on your return (which has a line for that exact purpose and the rate is A LOT LOWER) .
If they are stupid enough to try to insist, simply demand they produce their 17-A (certificate of authority) because you will be taking it us with the NYSDTF, and you want to know whose certificate to reference in your inquiry. In my book, a person that cheats their customers and the government at the same time really needs straightening out.
Hope this saves someone on here from getting scammed. You can bet for sure they are not taking the price you paid for the gun and adding it into their gross sales and reporting that and paying the tax on it, they are pocketing the money.