Do you pay your state's Use Tax?

[Miss Cellane]

It just occurred to me that New Hampshire doesn't have an income tax, either. So no state tax form to require a use tax.

We do have high property taxes, though.

[jp1]

I think that the use tax also applies if you physically buy something in another state and bring it back to your home state. So if you drive to an neighboring state and buy something, even though you pay that state's sales tax, you are supposed to pay your home state's use tax as well.

A few years ago, Massachusetts tried to make New Hampshire stores collect Massachusetts sales tax if they made a sale to a Massachusetts resident. Many people from Massachusetts travel up to New Hampshire to shop to avoid the sales tax. That attempt got shot down in a hurry.

Same thing with NYers going to NJ a while back. Apparently the NY tax authorities went to the malls closest to NYC in NJ, took down NY license plate numbers and then sent letters to those people reminding them of their tax obligation. People were not happy and that program ended very quickly.

[pony mom]

Problem solved. My tax book gave estimated taxes paid based on incomes. I was able to enter $14. Not bad, since I really owed over $80. Shhhhhhh.

[Tussiemussies]

Think you should pay the whole thing.....

[sweetana3]

I do not believe a public forum is a great place to post that you are cheating or thinking about cheating on your taxes, however you end the note. It really reflects on your whole person to others even though it might seem to be a small thing. Just a thought.

Do you want this to "get around", be posted in the newspaper, be talked about among those you know, affect personal and business relationships, etc. I am always amazed at what people will do "because it was only a little......." How you handle the little things of life is a good indication of what you will do when faced with a major decision.

[ToomuchStuff]

There is a use tax, for my state, but purchases (total) must be over a certain amount before you owe. I have never hit that amount in the time of my record keeping. (before I kept good records, neither of us would know)