On 8/8/2012 5:37 PM, HeyBub wrote:
Kurt Ullman wrote:

So if you trade firewood for eggs, what is
the tax you would pay?

There is an implied value and many (if not most) states have a
sales tax on that (or use tax depending on how the state is
structured). Having said that, since there is no centralized way to
pick this up, such as going to a story, I don't see getting too much
money. Thus, while I acknowledge their existence, I seriously doubt
their enforceability. Functionally you are both correct... and
incorrect (grin).

Let's eliminate the middle-man. Suppose you had a chicken that laid a dozen
eggs every two weeks.

Would you really pay a "use" tax on the $1.20 worth of eggs?

Suppose you loaned Henrietta to your neighbor and he kept the eggs. Is there
a use tax liability anywhere and who pays it?

This all reminds me of the woman who was a militant vegetarian but she did
eat eggs because she also supported a woman's right to choose.


I seem to recall something called an "ad valorem tax" where a business
must pay a tax on the value of its assets like tools and equipment used
in the operation of the business. That one always struck me as odd. O_o

TDD