[TechAssist] Re: 1 pound roll solder, what's the linear feet?

  • From: walter wood <wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 10:09:08 -0700 (PDT)

Tennessee doesn't have an income tax on wages, but
does on capitol gains etc.
The legislature has been trying to enact an income
tax for years, but meets with such a public outcry
that they back down.
Sales tax(state, county, and city combined is just
shy of 10%.
Walter

--- Phil Bader <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Correct. No state income tax. And we also have a
> "homestead exemption" 
> which waives the first twenty five thousand
> dollars of assessed home 
> value before property taxes are figured. Another
> words, your home is 
> worth 100,000 dollars. Subtract 25,000 homestead
> exempt, house is 
> figured at 75,000 for taxes. $500.00 additional
> widows exemption. I 
> guess we survive on our tourism/ Our stste sales
> tax is 6%. Our county 
> has another 1% added.Small starter homes (say,
> 1000 sq. feet single 
> level)depending if they are 25 yrs old,or new,
> fancy area, or old 
> neighborhood, range from 60,000 to over 130,000
> dollars here in Polk 
> County.You northerners are raped with property
> values and taxes.
> 
> Philip Bader
> Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976)
> 3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880
> Fax (863) 299-8821
> email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> personal/ alt. email: pbader@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> 
> 
> Damon wrote:
> 
> >I think Florida doesn't have an INCOME TAX on
> their Gross Pay....We pay 3%
> >Income Tax on ours.
> >So that's their source of money for the state.
> >Am I correct about that? Or is that one of those
> Legends we keep hearing
> >about.
> >
> >Damon B
> >Telrad Electronics
> >Fort Wayne IN
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "Kevin's TV Repair" <kevintv@xxxxxxx>
> >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 2:58 AM
> >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: 1 pound roll solder,
> what's the linear feet?
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> >>So in Florida if no parts at all are used then
> there is no tax charged?
> >>But if you use a 30 cent capacitor to repair
> the set, then the whole
> >>repair is taxable?  Who came up with that
> bright idea?
> >>
> >>Here is a brighter idea.  In BC, Canada we used
> to charge only
> >>provincial sales tax on parts.  Then the
> federal government came up with
> >>a brilliant plan to get rid of the 10%
> manufacturers' tax at the
> >>wholesale level, and charge the customer 7% GST
> at the retail level (for
> >>sales of manufactured goods).  Then a few
> months later they decided to
> >>add the GST to labor on everything but
> household appliances.  For
> >>example if I repair a microwave there is PST
> tax only on the parts.
> >>Then a few months after that the provincial
> government had to get in on
> >>the bonanza and added the PST, which was only
> on parts before, to labor
> >>as well.  So in less than one year a repair
> that used to cost $100 labor
> >>now cost $114.  Ridiculous!  I think the only
> reason the federal
> >>government brought in the GST to replace the
> manufacturers tax was to
> >>later add it to most labor charges.
> >>
> >>Kevin Wilks
> >>Kevin's TV Repair
> >>Penticton BC Canada
> >>kevintv@xxxxxxx
> >>
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>[mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Phil Bader
> >>Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 7:57 AM
> >>To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>Subject: [TechAssist] 1 pound roll solder,
> what's the linear feet?
> >>
> >>I know, but this is regarding a state sales tax
> issue. If a 1 lb roll of
> >>
> >>60/40 solder the usual diameter for our work
> costs between 7-9 dollars I
> >>
> >>want to know how mush per foot it costs. A
> local shop got audited for
> >>sales tax. Fla law is if the invoice is pure
> labor, no tax charged
> >>(assumong you use no materials like parts,etc)
> I guess like an
> >>adjustment or a home trip charge. If there is
> say a fuse ($1.00) and
> >>100.00 labor we must charge tax on $101.00.
> >>There is a dispute between interpretations.
> There is also a clause that
> >>says any item under a nickel is no tax. Well,
> resolder board,restore
> >>sound. One inch solder used. I dunno, .01
> cents? And a shot of cleaner
> >>spray?
> >>Now you know what I'm getting at. Aparently
> this certain auditor really
> >>gave that shop a hard time. he owes thousands
> now from her going back
> >>over cust. invouces and disallowing no tax on
> many. I don't think it's
> >>fair, but with the government, it's what they
> say. It burns me that
> >>Florida is picking on SMALL ONE MAN OPERATIONS
> HERE AT GROUND ZERO FOR
> >>THREE HURRICANES THAT DEVISTATED OUR ECONOMY
> AND WE ARE HOLDING ON BY
> >>OUR NAILS,NOW THIS. This is really an honest
> shop owner. He keeps good
> >>records.Maybe that was the ammunition that got
> him.
> >>Sorry for shouting. Just venting.
> >>Phil
> >>
> >>-- 
> >>
> >>Philip Bader
> >>Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976)
> >>3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880
> >>Fax (863) 299-8821
> >>email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>personal/ alt. email: pbader@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>see our ad at:
>
>>http://jan-phyl-television-pc-monitor-service.9601288257006.worldpages-a
> >>ds.com/
> >>
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Walter Wood                  
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