[pianotech] Proposed California Sales Tax on Furniture Repair

[Norman Dutton]

Hi all,

I'm David Ilvedson's apprentice and a first time poster, but I've been 
"lurking" for quite a while.

I agree with both Daves on this topic. We could just ignore it, but if 
someone gets audited, it would be up to the auditor how to apply this 
law. To be proactive on this, we could start a letter writing campaign. 
I'm quite certain the legislature in Sacramento is oblivious to the side 
effects of this bill. My wife is a worker's comp attorney, and they're 
still working the bugs out of the worker's comp legislation passed a few 
years ago. To ensure that this is interpreted the way we want it to be, 
i.e., a piano is an instrument and NOT a piece of furniture, everybody 
should write a letter to your representative in the state legislature. 
Let he/she know the financial impact of this tax and ask for an exemption.

I think it's worth a shot.

Norman Dutton

David Love wrote:
>
> There is a potential liability to that approach. If the tax applies 
> you may be held liable for the amounts you should have collected. The 
> law isn’t that forgiving about ignorance. Of course, if you are never 
> audited, it isn’t an issue. If you are, you may be out a significant 
> chunk of change.
>
> *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] 
> *On Behalf Of *David Ilvedson
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 18, 2008 6:12 PM
> *To:* pianotech at ptg.org
> *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] Proposed California Sales Tax on Furniture 
> Repair
>
> I think it behooves us to ignore this proposal until someone from the 
> State concretely says to charge the sales tax on piano service...
>
> David Ilvedson, RPT
> Pacifica, CA 94044
>
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>
> Original message
> From: "David Love"
> To:
> Received: 11/18/2008 4:23:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Proposed California Sales Tax on Furniture Repair
>
> I hope you are right. I’ll try and check into it.
>
> *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] 
> *On Behalf Of *paul bruesch
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 18, 2008 3:07 PM
> *To:* pianotech at ptg.org
> *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] Proposed California Sales Tax on Furniture 
> Repair
>
> Not to add to all the speculation here.... but I recall something from 
> Randy Potter's seminar about our being "Musical Instrument Repair" (as 
> opposed to "furniture repair") people. Of course, this was a federal 
> thing, and I don't recall any more specifically what we were 
> discussing at the time. Besides, we're all just guessing here... I 
> really feel that someone in CA should probably contact an accountant, 
> CPA, or tax attorney for a somewhat more definitive answer.
>
> Paul Bruesch
>
> Stillwater, MN
>
> On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 4:11 PM, David Love 
> <davidlovepianos at comcast.net <mailto:davidlovepianos at comcast.net>> wrote:
>
> I believe pianos do fall under furniture repair.
>
> *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org <mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org> 
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org <mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org>] 
> *On Behalf Of *David Ilvedson
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:11 AM
> *To:* pianotech at ptg.org <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] Proposed California Sales Tax on Furniture 
> Repair
>
> *Broadening the Sales and Use Tax to Include Certain Services*: 
> Effective February 1, 2009, the sales and use tax rate will be applied 
> to appliance and furniture repair, vehicle repair, golf, and 
> veterinarian services. Effective March 1, 2009, the sales and use tax 
> rate will be applied to amusement parks and sporting events. This is 
> expected to generate additional General Fund sales tax
> revenue of $357 million in 2008-09.
>
> David Ilvedson, RPT
> Pacifica, CA 94044
>
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>
> Original message
> From: "David Love"
> To:
> Received: 11/18/2008 8:11:51 AM
> Subject: [pianotech] Proposed California Sales Tax on Furniture Repair
>
> California techs. Does anyone know if the current proposal by our 
> governator to impose sales tax on furniture repair include us?
>
> David Love
>
> www.davidlovepianos.com <http://www.davidlovepianos.com/>
>