[pianotech] technical question was Re: Proposed California Sales Tax on Furniture Repair

Michael Magness IFixPianos at yahoo.com
Mon Nov 24 16:35:50 PST 2008


On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 12:44 PM, <wimblees at aol.com> wrote:

>
> I could give a rat's behind what Doctors, lawyers and accountants have to
> do.
> Since we mostly work on an hourly basis why not ask about the plumber,
> electrician or other tradesman?
>
> Mike
>
> Michael Magness
> Magness Piano Service
> 608-786-4404
> www.IFixPianos.com <http://www.ifixpianos.com/>
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>
> Mike
>
> First of all, why the nasty remarks about lawyers and accountants? My son
> is a CPA, and he works very hard, probably a lot harder than you do.
>
> Second. Doctors, lawyer and accountants work on an hourly basis, too. Some
> of them charge as much, (or little, depending on your point of view), as
> piano tuners, plumbers, and electricians. The difference, according to the
> NY law, is that they don't do any repairs on physical items.
>
> My point was, the AMA and the BAR had lobyist help write the legal language
> to exclude them from having to pay taxes. If the PTG had enough money,
> we probably could have influenced enough politicians to exclude us, too.
>
> Wim
>
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