No Tax on pellets...be aware when buying!

[imacman]

Just a reminder to everyone, especially the "newbies" to pellet stoves....there is NO tax on pellets. I've seen a few posts where people have mentioned being charged tax, or the dealer said they were going to give someone a "deal" and not charge them any tax. I'm pretty sure this isn't just in NY where I am.

I mentioned in another thread about an incident a few weeks back in my local Wally World, where the employees were charging everyone tax. I called them on it, and they started to give me crap, saying everything gets taxed.

Funny thing...as soon as I asked them to get the store manager, they backed right down. I think the "tax" $ was going into somebody's pockets.

Be aware everyone!

EDIT: If anyone DID get charged tax, and you still have the receipt/charge slip, go back and demand your tax $ back...don't let them get away with it!

EDIT #2: New York pellet heads....Make sure you scroll down through this thread....I found out later that there ARE places in NYS that can charge tax on pellets....I put the link in the later post, but here it is again....look at Part 2:

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[wil lanfear]

Pellets are non-taxable in Vermont also.

 

[crausch]

Not taxed here in PA either.

 

[swimman]

No tax in RI.

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

Not taxed in Maine.

 

[vgrund]

No sales tax in NH on anything. Live free or die.

 

[moralleper]

They are taxed in Washington State.

 

[2052]

Not in Minnesota

 

[ManiacPD]

Not taxed in Maine.

I'm sure it's only a matter of time, though...

 

[vandall]

anybody know about michigan and wisconsin

 

[bungalobob]

No tax in Ct. on pellets. But they tax me on the gas I used to pick them up. Property tax on the truck. Property tax on the house I am heating. Taxed on the money I used to buy the pellets. Taxed on the stove and the piping. Taxed on all the materials to build the hearth my stove sits on. Taxed on the electricity to run the stove. Taxed on the phone calls to the stove dealer and the calls to find costs from pellet dealers. Taxes, taxes, taxes....

 

[JLF001]

Not taxed in Maine.

I'm sure it's only a matter of time, though...

Hey if they want to tax water (Beverage tax we repealed), why not pellets?

 

[ManiacPD]

No tax in Ct. on pellets. But they tax me on the gas I used to pick them up. Property tax on the truck. Property tax on the house I am heating. Taxed on the money I used to buy the pellets. Taxed on the stove and the piping. Taxed on all the materials to build the hearth my stove sits on. Taxed on the electricity to run the stove. Taxed on the phone calls to the stove dealer and the calls to find costs from pellet dealers. Taxes, taxes, taxes....

The irony of life is they tax you when you earn your money, then they tax you wehn you spend it...

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

Not taxed in Maine.

I'm sure it's only a matter of time, though...

Hey if they want to tax water (Beverage tax we repealed), why not pellets?

Well give that bunch of blooming idiots a chance and they'd tax everything.

 

[ManiacPD]

Not taxed in Maine.

I'm sure it's only a matter of time, though...

Hey if they want to tax water (Beverage tax we repealed), why not pellets?

At the risk of going off topic, I think the message to our elected officials was "don't pass 11th-hour legislation without public input." You are correct, it could have been fire wood, pellets, coal, or anything else.

 

[tinkabranc]

NO tax in Massachusetts either..

 

[myee001]

Although wood pellets are exempt from NYS Sales tax, it doesn't mean you wouldn't be subjected to local (counties/cities) tax. See NYS publication link.
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This document also highlights other fuels that are exempt from NYS Sales tax.

 

[kinsmanstoves]

Ohio has sales tax on everything except take out food.

Eric

Please note green color for money

 

[Flammam]

Ohio has sales tax on everything except take out food.

Eric

Please note green color for money

Let me get this straight.

They tax you on your groceries..but not on the crap food from mcdonalds???

No wonder America is so damn fat

 

[fyrfightr]

Ohio has sales tax on everything except take out food.

Eric

Please note green color for money

Let me get this straight.

They tax you on your groceries..but not on the crap food from mcdonalds???

No wonder America is so damn fat

In Ohio there is no tax on food that is not eaten at the place purchased. Groceries and take out,,,no tax. Any drink that is carbonated is taxed.
All other products and services are taxed.

 

[imacman]

Although wood pellets are exempt from NYS Sales tax, it doesn't mean you wouldn't be subjected to local (counties/cities) tax. See NYS publication link.
(broken link removed)

This document also highlights other fuels that are exempt from NYS Sales tax.

Here's the document that refers to the counties that DO tax wood fuel in NY....look at Part 2:

(broken link removed)

 

[kinsmanstoves]

Ohio has sales tax on everything except take out food.

Eric

Please note green color for money

Let me get this straight.

They tax you on your groceries..but not on the crap food from mcdonalds???

No wonder America is so damn fat

In Ohio there is no tax on food that is not eaten at the place purchased. Groceries and take out,,,no tax. Any drink that is carbonated is taxed.
All other products and services are taxed.

Sorry if I did not explain well enough.

Eric

 

[hossthehermit]

Not taxed in Maine.

I'm sure it's only a matter of time, though...

Hey if they want to tax water (Beverage tax we repealed), why not pellets?

Yeah, we (or actually, you, because I voted the other way), repealed it. Did you see the price come back down? But, let's slap more taxes on cigarettes, nobody gets their panties in a bunch over that, 'cept us smokers, and nobody cares about us.

 

[JLF001]

Not taxed in Maine.

I'm sure it's only a matter of time, though...

Hey if they want to tax water (Beverage tax we repealed), why not pellets?

Yeah, we (or actually, you, because I voted the other way), repealed it. Did you see the price come back down? But, let's slap more taxes on cigarettes, nobody gets their panties in a bunch over that, 'cept us smokers, and nobody cares about us.

I don't smoke and I am against that as well. It is one of those "sin" taxes.

 

[hossthehermit]

Not taxed in Maine.

I'm sure it's only a matter of time, though...

Hey if they want to tax water (Beverage tax we repealed), why not pellets?

Yeah, we (or actually, you, because I voted the other way), repealed it. Did you see the price come back down? But, let's slap more taxes on cigarettes, nobody gets their panties in a bunch over that, 'cept us smokers, and nobody cares about us.

I don't smoke and I am against that as well. It is one of those "sin" taxes.

I don't drink soda, and any dentist you talk to will tell you it rots your teeth. If that ain't a sin it should be.