From: Ray Fougnier (rfougnier@comcast.net)
Date: Fri Mar 05 2004 - 15:19:07 PST
Dear GL,
The fee I pay at the DMV is a license fee AND sales tax. NOBODY in the
automotive world collects sales tax when they sell a car, it is the DMV
that does that.
Ray
Mike Maynard wrote:
>When I registered my M35 here in NY, there was a form that had to be
>filled out for the dmv to collect the tax from GL. I did not have to
>pay sales tax again at the DMV. For that matter, I registered as
>agriculture, and the lady at the DMV told me that I could even file to
>get that tax $$ back being an ag vehicle.
>
>Mike
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: John Souza [mailto:John.Souza@ci.fresno.ca.us]
>Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 8:37 AM
>To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [MV] GL
>
>Gene,
>
>Here is a reply that I received from Gl in January regarding the sales
>tax issue. At the bottom of his reply is the question that I posed to
>him.
>
>
>
>"Mr. Souza:
>
>Thank you for your interest in vehicle auctions from Government
>Liquidation. Government Liquidation is obligated to charge sales tax
>on
>all items sold, unless the buyer is tax exempt. Re-sellers would be
>an
>example of an exempt buyer.
>
>The tax you describe at the DMV would be a vehicle license tax, not
>additional sales tax. Please let me know if this explanation has
>answered
>your questions. Otherwise, please feel free to contact me again for a
>more
>detailed explanation.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Hunter
>
>Hunter Hoffmann
>Public Relations and Communications Manager
>Government Liquidation, LLC, a subsidiary of Liquidity Services, Inc.
>Phone: 480-609-3281
>
>
>
>
>
> "John Souza"
>
> <John.Souza@ci.fr To:
><hhoffmann@govliquidation.com>
> esno.ca.us> cc:
>
> Subject: Sales tax on
>vehicles
> 01/13/2004 06:37
>
> AM
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>Hello,
>
>I hear rumors that GL charges sales tax on every item including
>vehicles? Is this correct?
>
>I live in California and have to pay sales tax to the CA DMV when I
>transfer the vehicle. Why would I have to pay taxes on the same
>vehicle
>twice. Especially the ones that GL would issue a Form 97. I can
>understand being required to pay taxes a vehicle that no Form 97 is
>issued. It would be considered a pile of parts.
>
>I have read the website about being exempt from paying taxes. I do
>not
>claim to be exempt from paying taxes. I just want to pay tax on the
>same item once. Every other auction I have bought vehicles from, I
>have
>never paid taxes on the vehicles. I pay the sales tax at the time
>that
>I register them at the CA DMV.
>
>Can you clarify this?
>
>Awaiting your reply,
>
>John Souza
>Fresno, CA
>
>"
>
>
>
>
>
>
>>>>"Geno" <truks@cs.quik.com> 3/4/04 8:45:18 PM >>>
>>>>
>>>>
>remember all the hullabaloo over the GL and TAXES.. They were charging
>TAXES
>for vehicles..and then when the "buyer" went to register..they paid
>"taxes"
>again..cause GL did not report they had already taken the money ???? It
>is
>fact. They can hummm and hahhh all they want and give all sorts of
>stories..but, they are full of it. It is true.. I do not know whether
>or not
>they have that all straightened out..but, it sure caused a lot of grief
>for
>quite a few people....
>The State of WI /MN was supposed to be starting some sort of suite
>against
>GL.??? Did that ever happen.??? They (GL) were not paying the taxes to
>the
>States - that the buyer paid to GL.
>Gene
>
>
>
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