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keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭
I live in Ohio and we seem to be the center of some ridiculous knee-jerking at present. Does your state of residence tax the sale of coins at shows?? I think the answers will be surprising. Thanks.

Al H.

Ohio---tax pending.
Florida---no tax on U.S. coinage.
California---tax on purchases under $1000.
Indiana---6% tax.
New Hampshire---no tax.
Michigan---no tax.
West Virginia---6% tax.
Illinois---no tax.
Massachussets---tax.
Maine---tax.
Wisconsin---5% tax.
Idaho---no tax.
Nevada---no tax.
Oregon---no tax.
New Jersey---6% tax.
Connecticut---no tax.
Texas---tax on purchases up to $1000.
North Carolina---tax.
Georgia---no tax.
Oklahoma---tax.
Virginia---tax.
Iowa---5% tax.
Minnesota---6.5% tax.
Washington---no tax.
Maryland---tax on purchases under $1000.
New Mexico---tax.
New York---tax.
Kansas---tax.
Alaska---no tax.
Utah---no tax.


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    Purple73Purple73 Posts: 2,016
    I live in Ohio.....keets.....you already know the answer since you live in Ohio too.

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    mojoriznmojorizn Posts: 1,380
    FL- no tax.

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    relayerrelayer Posts: 10,570
    In California coin purchases under $1,000 are taxable (around 8% depending on the county)
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    Indiana............. 6% on coins/currency/bullion/supplies........ EVERYTHING !!!!!!!!!! image
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    fcfc Posts: 12,805 ✭✭✭
    NH - no sales tax period. some exceptions i believe, but so few i cannot remember them.
    NH - no state income tax (they get you when you buy a house or register a car).

    pretty good place to setup shop due to so many states being so close.
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    mrearlygoldmrearlygold Posts: 17,858 ✭✭✭
    No.


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    DNADaveDNADave Posts: 7,346 ✭✭✭✭✭
    West Virginia, 6% sales tax for those that have a business license. "Vest Pocket" dealers....no tax for you.
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    originalisbestoriginalisbest Posts: 5,971 ✭✭✭✭
    IL, no tax on coins/currency that I know of. Supplies are taxed however.
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    1946Hamm1946Hamm Posts: 817 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I also live in Indiana and in the past have refrained from ordering bullion items from Indiana dealers because of the tax. There are dealers that give you a discount. Guess what, it's 6%. Had it happen several times. This practice seems to happen in most states that collect sales tax. I've had it happen in Nev., Calif.,
    and Ind. Ohio will probably be no different.
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    raycycaraycyca Posts: 1,751 ✭✭✭
    Here's what I know:
    Massachusets- YES to tax
    Maine-Yes to tax
    Delaware-No taxes except cheap real estate tax and auto buyer's tax of 2.75%. DE- a small wonder-and GROWING!
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    MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    IL-No Tax
    WI-I think is 5%
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

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    Chicago has the highest sales tax in the nation....SAY NO TO TAX on coins!!!
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    No tax in Idaho.
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    ccexccex Posts: 1,188 ✭✭✭
    IL: No sales tax on coins or bullion, but coin dealers must collect sales tax on supplies (8.75% in Chicago). Illinois coin dealers were able to repeal the sales tax on coins in the late 1970s with the argument that Illinois businesses would lose out to mail-order businesses in other states. One of the chief lobbyists was the coin dealer closest to my house in South Chicago (Kedzie Koins).

    If I need an expensive coin from a dealer whose state charges sales tax, I am likely to wait until that dealer is at a show close to home.
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    ldhairldhair Posts: 7,444 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nevada. No tax.image
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    dbldie55dbldie55 Posts: 7,750 ✭✭✭✭✭
    In Montana, the tax on coins is the same as it is on all other items.
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    FairlanemanFairlaneman Posts: 10,428 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Oregon has No Sales Tax. Show the drivers license and there is No Tax in Washington for Oregon buyers also.

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    HeywoodHeywood Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭
    New jersey 6% Tax

    Also Since the Parent company of Teletrade is located here they charge tax for sales here.

    Also, since their computers are in NY, thier Tax advisors have told them they need to collect taxes for sales to NY.

    Suposedly they are reviewing this directive.

    Edited to add in CT there is no Tax on coin sales


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    Texas...Yes up to $1000.



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    FatManFatMan Posts: 8,977
    Georgia has a Sales Tax exemption on Coins and Bullion.
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    OKbustchaserOKbustchaser Posts: 5,570 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Legally Oklahoma does charge sales tax on coins and supplies...I have yet to see it assessed at a show though.
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    ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i> Here's what I know:
    Massachusets- YES to tax
    Maine-Yes to tax
    Delaware-No taxes except cheap real estate tax and auto buyer's tax of 2.75%. DE- a small wonder-and GROWING!
    Ray >>


    That's funny, I've never once paid taxes on coin show purchases in Massachusetts???

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    ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭
    I lived in Tennessee until I was 32 and never paid coin show taxes.

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    keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭
    very intersting development. with approximately half of the states listed thus far, it's about a 50/50 split between no tax and some kind of regulation in place, whether enforced or not. therein lies the trick of the whole thing, there is probably an added cost or a deduction in place depending on locale and enforcement procedure from state to state.

    apparently the threat of taxation isn't as the alarmists percieve it to be , seeing as the ANA is in California and the bulk of all sales easily fall under the $1000 mark. i believe someone posted that Pennsylvania has a tax that's not readily enforced; guess what?? last years ANA was there!!! what it all boils down to for me is that here in Ohio we'll be paying a slight tax for our hobby just as all other citizens do for there hobby, be that golf, swimming, boating, shooting/hunting/fishing or whatever.

    please continue to post the taxed-tax free status you're aware of.
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    jdsinvajdsinva Posts: 1,508
    I regularly pay tax on my purchases at the local shop, here in Virginia. I have, on occasion, been charged tax on purchases from shows but normally it's a cash transaction with no (apparent) tax applied. Virginia taxes most everything, including purchases made over the internet for which no tax was collected (yeah right).
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    KurtHornKurtHorn Posts: 1,382
    Actually, bullion and foreign coins in Florida are taxable. U.S. coinage is not.
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    CaseyCasey Posts: 1,502 ✭✭
    Iowa - sales tax applies - 5%
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    No Sales Tax on coins in Connecticut

    We have a shiny new convention center in Hartford, so the ANA should schedule the next uncommitted date in Hartford!! Would be a good place for the NY Invitational to re-locate as well.
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    foodudefoodude Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭
    MN- 6.5%
    WI-5%
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    WACoinGuyWACoinGuy Posts: 1,225 ✭✭✭✭
    No tax in Washington state. Which is good because if they did it would be subject to an 8.8% sales tax (9.3% in restaurants)!
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    nederveitnederveit Posts: 1,038 ✭✭✭
    I'm from MN, but recently went to the Heritage auction in NY, where they attempted to charge me Sales tax. After requesting to have the coin mailed to me (in MN), the Sales tax was dropped.
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    2bits2bits Posts: 258
    New Mexico charges sales tax on coin purchases

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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,538 ✭✭✭✭✭
    In Maryland, 5% on purchases below $1000.

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    I think it's pretty clear that there is a difference between whether there is a tax and whether dealers actually collect the tax. Texas requires that sales tax be collected on sales in a shop and on mail-outs to states where the business has a shop. This applies to coin and bullion sales up to $1000. It also applies to professional dealers selling outside a shop. Now, how often am I charged sales tax at a show? Almost never. How often am I charged sales tax in shops? Less than half the time. I pay cash. I don't get a receipt. The dealers may back the tax out. Who knows?
    The strangest things seem suddenly routine.
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    GeminiGemini Posts: 3,085
    New York- yes.

    At an auction held in NY some years ago I won a bid on a coin from a firm based in New Hampshire an although no taxes are collected in that state I was still required to pay the NY state taxes. Has anyone been asked to pay their home states taxes by a company based in a state that has no sales taxes? curious as to how this works.
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    HeywoodHeywood Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭
    How many people have been told they needed to pay tax at a show, and were convinced this was just going staight to the dealers pocket?
    ( Guy looks like a casual weekend dealer, No Buisness permit on display, mostly widgets on display)


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    BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,626 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The only time I can ever recall paying tax at a local show is when writing a check and payment is traceable. Don't ever remember tax being added to a cash deal.
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    PTVETTERPTVETTER Posts: 6,111 ✭✭✭✭✭
    PA 6% in most countys but in a few it is 7%
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    jcpingjcping Posts: 2,649 ✭✭✭
    > Nevada---no tax

    Mmmmmm..... I was in Reno Hilton last weekend. There is a coin shop in the Reno Hilton and the coin shop owner wanted to tax me everything (slabbed coins or gold bullion). I told him that in Nevada coins are tax-free, he said he never heard that ........

    In short, even law says so, don't expect you can always pay no tax image
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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,538 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>How many people have been told they needed to pay tax at a show, and were convinced this was just going staight to the dealers pocket?
    ( Guy looks like a casual weekend dealer, No Buisness permit on display, mostly widgets on display) >>



    In a case like this, I tell them its a deal breaker and walk.image

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    BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,810 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Florida has no sales tax on U.S. coins, but there is sales tax on tokens and medals (no limit).

    There is also a tax on foreign coins and bullion sales that total less than $500.
    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
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    krankykranky Posts: 8,709 ✭✭✭


    << <i>> Nevada---no tax

    Mmmmmm..... I was in Reno Hilton last weekend. There is a coin shop in the Reno Hilton and the coin shop owner wanted to tax me everything (slabbed coins or gold bullion). I told him that in Nevada coins are tax-free, he said he never heard that ........

    In short, even law says so, don't expect you can always pay no tax image >>



    I can see that system would work very well in a tourist destination. I bet the vast majority of customers have no clue whether they should have been taxed.

    "Let's see... that's one half-ounce gold American Eagle plus a 24" chain... tell ya what, I'll throw in a bezel... plus state tax... city tax... concession recoupment fee... comes to $612.50. Will that be cash?"

    New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.

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    BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,810 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>How many people have been told they needed to pay tax at a show, and were convinced this was just going staight to the dealers pocket?
    ( Guy looks like a casual weekend dealer, No Buisness permit on display, mostly widgets on display) >>



    In a case like this, I tell them its a deal breaker and walk.image >>



    Do you want to go to jail or end up in a world of hurt? Start collecting sales taxes in the name of the state when you don't have a resale number or start NOT PAYING the taxes you collected to the government. Believe me it's not worth it.

    And the attitude shown here is why we can't display the resale certificates in our cases at shows. It costs you busines.

    My attitude is that EVERYONE should do business on a level playing field. EVERYONE collects and pays sales taxes, or no one has to do it.
    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
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    BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,810 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What many of you don't realize is that you have been charged the tax in many case. It's just not shown on the receipt if you got one.

    In Massachusetts, there is a law on the books that one could be fined $100 for no showing the tax on the invoice. That's funny. image Given all the guys up there who will walk away from the deal if you tell them you have to collect the tax, showing it to them on the invoice is hardly going to increase the amount of enforcement of the law.
    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
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    BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,810 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Here's what I know:
    Massachusets- YES to tax
    Maine-Yes to tax
    Delaware-No taxes except cheap real estate tax and auto buyer's tax of 2.75%. DE- a small wonder-and GROWING!
    Ray >>



    Yes, but Delaware does have a graduated state income tax that is pretty high by state income tax standards.

    But I will agree with you the tax structure there is pretty fair. image
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    dimplesdimples Posts: 1,286 ✭✭✭
    NY 8 1/2 %
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    keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Now, how often am I charged sales tax at a show? Almost never. How often am I charged sales tax in shops? Less than half the time. I pay cash. I don't get a receipt. The dealers may back the tax out. Who knows?

    i think it's reasonable to assume that if a state has a tax provision in effect, whether we know it or not, we pay it in some fashion, most probably with a higher price. i seriously doubt that a dealer would hang himself out for prosecution by not filing(all in order to save John Q. Collector a few dollars). certainly there are exceptions and some/many dealers may pocket what cash transactions they can, but if you have business venture and it's discovered you have failed to pay................................
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    Kansas, and you betcha there is!

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