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Subject Author Date question on state tax My interest 12-26-2008  Re: question on state tax D.F. Manno 12-26-2008  Re: question on state tax Harlan Lunsford 12-27-2008  Re: question on state tax Dick Adams 12-27-2008  Re: question on state tax lotax 12-28-2008  Re: question on state tax My interest 12-28-2008  Re: question on state tax Katie 12-29-2008  Re: question on state tax Han 12-29-2008  Re: question on state tax Alan 12-29-2008  Re: question on state tax Katie 12-29-2008  Re: question on state tax Han 12-29-2008  Re: question on state tax Mark Bole 12-29-2008  Re: question on state tax lotax 12-29-2008  Re: question on state tax Dick Adams 12-29-2008  Re: question on state tax D.F. Manno 12-28-2008  Re: question on state tax Alan 12-27-2008  Re: question on state tax Reggie 12-27-2008
Posted by My interest on December 26, 2008, 9:32 pm Please log in for more thread options Anybody understand the last statement in the Connecticut section on this wiki page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Sales_taxes_in_the_United_States)? i.e. “When taken into account Connecticut has the highest EFFECTIVE tax rate in the contential United States” Seems to me, unless one assumes delivery & shipping cost is a BIG portion of most sales, how comes CT sales tax is highest? -- << ------------------------------------------------------- >> << The foregoing was not intended or written to be used, >> << nor can it used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties >> << that may be imposed upon the taxpayer. >> << >> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting posts >> << to this newsgroup as well as our anti-spamming policy >> << are at www.asktax.org. >> << Copyright (2007) - All rights reserved. >> << ------------------------------------------------------- >> Posted by D.F. Manno on December 26, 2008, 11:02 pm Please log in for more thread options In article > Anybody understand the last statement in the Connecticut section on > this wiki page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ > Sales_taxes_in_the_United_States)? i.e. ³When taken into account > Connecticut has the highest EFFECTIVE tax rate in the contential > United States² > > Seems to me, unless one assumes delivery & shipping cost is a BIG > portion of most sales, how comes CT sales tax is highest? It doesn't have to be right, it's Wikipedia. The author couldn't even spell "continental;" you're going to believe her/him on taxation? -- D.F. Manno dommanno@aim.com -- << ------------------------------------------------------- >> << The foregoing was not intended or written to be used, >> << nor can it used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties >> << that may be imposed upon the taxpayer. >> << >> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting posts >> << to this newsgroup as well as our anti-spamming policy >> << are at www.asktax.org. >> << Copyright (2007) - All rights reserved. >> << ------------------------------------------------------- >> Posted by Harlan Lunsford on December 27, 2008, 4:30 pm Please log in for more thread options D.F. Manno wrote: > In article > >> Anybody understand the last statement in the Connecticut section on >> this wiki page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ >> Sales_taxes_in_the_United_States)? i.e. ³When taken into account >> Connecticut has the highest EFFECTIVE tax rate in the contential >> United States² >> >> Seems to me, unless one assumes delivery & shipping cost is a BIG >> portion of most sales, how comes CT sales tax is highest? > > It doesn't have to be right, it's Wikipedia. The author couldn't even > spell "continental;" you're going to believe her/him on taxation? The author of the article might not could have spelled "contentious" correctly. (grin) ChEAr$, Harlan Lunsford, EA n LA -- << ------------------------------------------------------- >> << The foregoing was not intended or written to be used, >> << nor can it used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties >> << that may be imposed upon the taxpayer. >> << >> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting posts >> << to this newsgroup as well as our anti-spamming policy >> << are at www.asktax.org. >> << Copyright (2007) - All rights reserved. >> << ------------------------------------------------------- >> Posted by Dick Adams on December 27, 2008, 6:19 pm Please log in for more thread options >> Anybody understand the last statement in the Connecticut section on >> this wiki page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ >> Sales_taxes_in_the_United_States)? i.e. ³When taken into account >> Connecticut has the highest EFFECTIVE tax rate in the contential >> United States² >> >> Seems to me, unless one assumes delivery & shipping cost is a BIG >> portion of most sales, how comes CT sales tax is highest? CT sales tax is NOT the highest sales tax in the continental United States. However, several analyses I have read do rank CT as having the highest effective tax rate in the United States when all forms of taxation are taken into consideration. Thus the sentence referred to above is a statement taken out of context and, while it may be an accurate assessment, is not a logical conclusion of the information above it. > It doesn't have to be right, it's Wikipedia. That is a conjecture with which most of us would agree. > The author couldn't even spell "continental;" you're going to > believe her/him on taxation? The ability to spell or to use a spell checker neither validates nor invalidates a statement. I have had a personal spell checker for over thirty years. After my spell checker was adjusted to read for content first and to discuss typos and grammeric errors later, we have gotten along well. Dick -- << ------------------------------------------------------- >> << The foregoing was not intended or written to be used, >> << nor can it used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties >> << that may be imposed upon the taxpayer. >> << >> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting posts >> << to this newsgroup as well as our anti-spamming policy >> << are at www.asktax.org. >> << Copyright (2007) - All rights reserved. >> << ------------------------------------------------------- >> Posted by lotax on December 28, 2008, 11:19 am Please log in for more thread options **Off Topic** >>The ability to spell or to use a spell checker neither validates nor invalidates a statement.<< Just keep saying that over and over and over. What I say is that misspellings (and other gaffes) in written material make it less likely for me to continue reading it. Which may render its validity irrelevant!! Spell things write or risk not being red. -- << ------------------------------------------------------- >> << The foregoing was not intended or written to be used, >> << nor can it used, for the purpose of avoiding penalties >> << that may be imposed upon the taxpayer. >> << >> << The Charter and the Guidelines for submitting posts >> << to this newsgroup as well as our anti-spamming policy >> << are at www.asktax.org. >> << Copyright (2007) - All rights reserved. >> << ------------------------------------------------------- >> Similar Threads Posted Re: question about NY state resident status for NY state tax purpose April 12, 2006, 11:09 pm Basic question about state tax November 28, 2006, 1:03 am New York State tax question February 16, 2008, 12:58 pm Calif. state tax question April 7, 2008, 7:37 pm Re: Calif. state tax question April 12, 2008, 5:21 pm A question on NYC and New York State tax. April 14, 2006, 3:45 am Multiple state tax question. 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