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Rip Van Winkle
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Post subject: Sales Tax, Holy Crap!  Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:36 pm |
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I just received an email from the Minnesota Rifle & Revolver Asso. President.
Quote: Hi Guys:
The MN Dept of Revenue has just assessed about $19,000.00 in back Sales Tax (2004, 05 & 06), penalties and fines to Minnetonka Game and Fish Club. This is not a rumor. I just got off the phone with their President.
MN Dept of Revenue has determined that gun clubs are considered the same as Athletic Facilities, Recreational Areas, Resorts and Campgrounds as outlined on Sales Tax Fact Sheet 123. Department of Revenue considers all of the following subject to th 6.5% Sales Tax:
Annual Dues and one time fees
Match Fees
Trap Fees
Deer Hunter Sight In fees
event admissions.
I have attached a copy of the Sales Tax Fact Sheet. Please forward this to you clubs Board.
Thank you,
George Minerich
MRRA President Can anyone explain to me how a non-profit can be exempt from income tax but not sales tax?
This could be bad!
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mostlylawabidingcitizen
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:57 am |
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Yikes! Bet dues will be going up next year... 
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Pakrat
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:16 am |
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Quote: Can anyone explain to me how a non-profit can be exempt from income tax but not sales tax? Because a non-profit is exempt from income tax but not sales tax. There are too many taxes to be exempt from them all.
Now, let it sink in... feel the anger... let it fester... Yay! another person sees how greedy our government is.
Sales tax on range time, seems pretty lame though.
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jdege
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:32 am |
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Is this a change in policy? Has the position of the Department of Revenue always been that sales tax was due, or is this new?
Have the other gun clubs been charging sales tax?
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Andrew Rothman
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:45 am |
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Dick Unger
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:13 pm |
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double post delete
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Dick Unger
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 12:15 pm |
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It's whether "tangible personal property" is involved, according o the statute. But, the Dept. of Revenue interprets the law.
But the Dept of Revenue has all kinds of guidelines including some not on the website. I couldn't find anything on "club dues", but they might have a booklet on it.
I've seen coorespondence invloving a kid's lawn care and snow shoveling business. One is service actually taxable and the other is not. A "competitor' turned him in and it was audited. 
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