Wasn't charged sales tax on the Pellets, however was charged 6.35% on the delivery charge. Ahh the great State of Connecticut... The tax you to death state.
Just got charged sales tax on pellet fuel at Sam's club in Warwick, R.I.
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mr47930
Burning Hunk
Start posting about it on their facebook and twitter accounts regarding how they are violating state law and i bet you will have an answer within a very short time. Thats how the game is played these days, Just sayin.
lagger
Feeling the Heat
true I paid no tax in Sullivan County NY.. across the Hudson, Dutchess County passed a tax on all fuels.. even wood and oil
JDenyer236
Feeling the Heat
JDenyer236
Feeling the Heat
What is a sales tax?
Hey don't rub it in just because you live in tax free New Hampshire
. Up here in Maine we get taxed on the taxes.
Hey don't rub it in just because you live in tax free New Hampshire
I assume they tax pellets in Me I know they tax clothes which is about as dumb as I can think.
A fee we are charged for not having to live in New Hampshire.
I actually do forget sometimes when I travel. We make up for it in property taxes but at least that only stings twice a year and it goes direct to the town (instead of the state that may decide to give some of it back)
JDenyer236
Feeling the Heat
Nope no heating tax in Maine yet. They have kicked the idea around though. Our food does get taxed though. If it's a prepared meal it's taxed. If it's junk food it's taxed. If you buy a ready made tub of potato salad that gets taxed but if you buy the individual ingredients it's not taxed. Ahhh Maine the way life should be
Brian L
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I bought my 3 ton from Home Depot here in CT a few weeks ago and they charged me sales tax. I noticed at the time and questioned the cashier and advised her that last winter I never paid sales tax on pellets and that heating fuels are not taxed in CT. She came back with "the system is applying it so I have to charge it." I paid it and planned to research when I got home. Found this on the CT DRS Website:
Q. Are sales of firewood or wood pellets used to heat residential dwellings exempt from sales and use taxes?
A. Yes. Sales of firewood or wood pellets used to heat residential dwellings are exempt from sales and use taxes under Conn. Gen. Stat. §12-412(16).
http://askdrs.ct.gov/Scripts/drsrightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=599&p_topview=1
I printed that out and brought it back and they refunded the sales tax.
Q. Are sales of firewood or wood pellets used to heat residential dwellings exempt from sales and use taxes?
A. Yes. Sales of firewood or wood pellets used to heat residential dwellings are exempt from sales and use taxes under Conn. Gen. Stat. §12-412(16).
http://askdrs.ct.gov/Scripts/drsrightnow.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=599&p_topview=1
I printed that out and brought it back and they refunded the sales tax.
Bioburner
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I have been taxed at Walmart and got a letter from the MN dept of Revenue to the effect that home heating fuel is not taxed. Keep a copy when shopping for pellets to argue with. Happened to me at HD too.
Ctcarl
Feeling the Heat
At lowes when I was getting my 4 tons of green team the guy said there's tax I said Chk with a manger .the manger said he's not sure.so they rang it up and no tax.hd didn't charge tax for the 20 bags if chow.thats here in ct wear are gov is taxing everything from dog groaming to you name it.si I guess we are lucky so far on the pellets.
mr47930
Burning Hunk
Calvert County. Ill have to do some research to see if it varies by county in MD. I just figured we literally tax everything so it didnt cross my mind that pellets wouldnt be.
Pennington pellets have been around for years . I've had my Harman Advance since 2005 and it will burn "premo" and crap with no hiccups as long as the pellet size doesn't exceed 2 - 3 inches in length. I wouldn't say Penningtons are crap. They're usually pretty "clean" as far as "fines" being in the bag. I just don't think they burn as hot as some other brands but they do burn relatively clean. Bag doesn't say if they're hard, soft or blend of both. I've found the hard wood pellets don't burn as hot as soft wood pellets (hard wood burns cleaner).
What I suspect is that some IT guy saw that no sales tax was assigned to them and "fixed" the pricing error. The Sam's Club in Warwick was closed and torn down a couple of years ago and just recently reopened after being entirely rebuilt. I'm pretty sure R.I. or city law hasn't changed concerning tax on biofuel, but who knows...this state is so broke that I wouldn't put anything past them....
I'll give the manager a call later on for the update.
RKBAGUY
Feeling the Heat
I wonder if it occurs to our Government at the Federal, State and Local levels that the solution to 'budget shortfall' is to NOT SPEND SO MUCH. My theory is to spend your money now, before the government taxes it again for standing still.
I am in maryland, no tax on pellets. O'liar missed that one. Bought two tons in Bel Air last week. No tax. Oh, I have my rain tax bill, what a scam.
JDenyer236
Feeling the Heat
mr47930
Burning Hunk
Im origionally from Cecil County so I know your area well. Ill have to dig up my receipt and see if I can get some store credit at least.
Deromax
Burning Hunk
We arguably are the taxes champions of America here!
No such thing as believing in low heating prices to keep people warm. They classify heating fuels as a "non-elastic" good, meaning that buying variations will be low despite selling price variations (because it's an essential good - you won't heat less even if it's more expensive). Hence a STEADY flow of taxe money for the goverment.
Natural peanuts are food, so no taxe. Salted peanuts are a "candy" so taxed.
The provincial taxe is calculated AFTER the federal taxe have been added.
We pay taxes whenever a used car change hands, no matter the number of time the same car was resold.
Etc.
No such thing as believing in low heating prices to keep people warm. They classify heating fuels as a "non-elastic" good, meaning that buying variations will be low despite selling price variations (because it's an essential good - you won't heat less even if it's more expensive). Hence a STEADY flow of taxe money for the goverment.
Natural peanuts are food, so no taxe. Salted peanuts are a "candy" so taxed.
The provincial taxe is calculated AFTER the federal taxe have been added.
We pay taxes whenever a used car change hands, no matter the number of time the same car was resold.
Etc.
ChrisWNY
Feeling the Heat
NY charges sales tax on everything and wood pellets are no exception. I do remember however a few years ago I was not charged sales tax, but the past couple of years I'm always hit with sales tax on wood pellet purchases. It's aggravating because I thought I had read somewhere that heating fuels are supposed to be tax exempt even in our police/nanny State known as NY.
briansol
Minister of Fire
staple foods, fuel oil and pellets are the ONLY thing I can think of that isn't taxed in CT. There's been bills put up to tax heating fuel but the R's blocked it, thankfully. It's just a matter of time before Thatcher's quote becomes reality.
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