[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Sales of Dogs, Cats, and Other Animals are Taxable

From: "Ginger Cleary" <cleary1414@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Showgsd-L@Freelists. Org" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 21:18:28 -0400
I wonder... will the BOE information be public if you register with them??
The reason I ask is that this came up on an AR list as a way to "get"
breeders....

Ginger Cleary - Rome, GA www.rihadin.com <http://www.rihadin.com>
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Member GSDCA
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April 07, 2008 11:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time



Sales of Dogs, Cats, and Other Animals are Taxable

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Equalization today
announced that pet associations and pet and feed stores will be
receiving letters reminding pet sellers that they may be required to
report and pay sales tax on their pet sales.

If you are in the business of selling dogs, cats or other animals that
are considered non-food animals in California, you need to register with
the BOE. Non-food animals are animals commonly kept as pets or
companions and are not sold for human consumption.

The need for a permit and to report and pay sales tax to BOE applies to
pet stores and individual breeders if they make more than two sales of
pets or other non-food animals in a twelve-month period. The number of
sales is measured by each individual sale, not by the number of animals
sold or by litters.

BOE estimates approximately $14 million in sales tax is due but goes
uncollected every year because some pet sellers are not properly
reporting and paying sales tax on their pet sales.

The letters are part of the BOE’s outreach campaign designed to remind
and encourage retailers who are not properly reporting and paying sales
tax on their sales to register with BOE and collect and return sales tax
to BOE.

Pet sellers, whether professional breeders or sellers of puppies from
the backyard, are required to register with the BOE, just like sellers
of other property. Generally, if you are engaged in business in
California selling tangible personal property, you are required to
register with the BOE and collect sales tax. Pet sellers and sellers of
other products who do not comply with registration and reporting
obligations may be subject to penalties.

The five-member California State Board of Equalization is a publicly
elected tax board. The BOE collects more than $53 billion annually in
taxes and fees supporting state and local government services. It hears
business tax appeals, acts as the appellate body for franchise and
personal income tax appeals, and serves a significant role in the
assessment and administration of property taxes.

Related Links:

     * Buying and Selling Dogs, Cats and Other Non-food Animals
     * California Seller's Permit Application
     * Pet Association Letter

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