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I Got Snagged By the NJ Div of Taxation....
.....for buying cigarettes..
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr They sent a letter and statement covering every purchase from "Buy Cheap Cigarettes" and are billing me $262.20-almost the same amount as what I'd spent! I don't HAVE $262.... Are they getting their lessons from RIAA??? Is there a shred of recourse for this? I thought these purchases were from a reservation-being sovereign, they can not be taxed nor can they be audited, as apparently this is how I was found. Has anyone else ever been snagged for taxes from online purchases? I'm pissed.....
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well.. I really have no basis to go on..but I'm assuming they are saying since you live in NJ and they were shipped to you..you owe taxes. Had you bought them from the reservation directly..you wouldn't have the letter. :shrug: no idea really just a guess.
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Location: Seattle, WA
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I don't see how they could, unless "Buy Cheap Cigarettes" is also in NJ. State-to-state transactions online do not typically pay sales tax unless the buyer resides in the same state as the seller.
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and wow..they aren't that cheap.. I get a carton of camels for $25 bucks here..
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peekaboo
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I'm thinking of calling those people and finding out what the fuck is going on.... I also am of the mind that this smacks of extortion on the part of the state. A "buy from us or else" stance that just makes my neck stiffen. I also think that statement is bullshit as I've been buying from another reservation for over two years and never got anything from the state before this.
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I'm just telling you what the website says..
According to NJ taxation committee, if there is no NJ stamp on the smokes, then the wholesaler or distributor has to pay the taxes. If they don't then the consumer has to do so. Every state taxes smokes, they get money from that tax so it really only makes sense that you would have to pay in accordance with that law. It never hurts to call though. They might help you out or something. ? |
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Location: Chicago
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the state of new york used to send "reminders" to it's residents who shopped at the enterprise zones in elizabeth new jersey (Ikea and those other stores) that they did owe the taxes paid on those goods they bought.
the state of taxachussetts, i mean massachussetts, used to flag it's residents who would go over the state line to the sales tax free state of new hampshire (especially to the package store that was right over the state line) and "remind" it's residents that they did owe those taxes.
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peekaboo
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The statement we received lists sales dating back to 05 from just the one place. If this is the precursor-we're sunk; we buy 2 cartons a week.
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I thought about making more money....but no one will pay me for that
![]() Working on that quitting thing, but they're over $7 a pack in NJ, at even less than a pack a day, they're cheaper from the reservations...or they were until today. The place we get them from now has no tax disclaimer on its site; in fact, it boasts being 'tax free'. Guess I'll be sending money to a southern connection again....and working more on that quitting.
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Location: The Great White North
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I've heard many states are beginning to do this to chase down extra revenue on cig sales. You've basically got no recourse but to pay. If not, they tag on interest and late fees and will eventually get you through no car tags, reduction in state income tax refunds or just a garnishment on your wages. Pretty much ike all tax situations. They can't yet collect revenue from internet sales when the company has no offices/sales outlets in your state. That doesn't include tobaco and alcohol.
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You might have an out then. If they claim to be tax free, then they are misleading you. You might be able to get the money out of them because of that. |
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Ironic bit of NJ info: We get 'property tax rebates' each fall. The amounts vary, based on your property tax bill. Yet every year, the state senate screams about the budget; the first act of our newest governor was to raise the sales tax from 6% to 7%. We have the lowest gasoline prices in the nation, despite not being selfserve and we have two major toll roads and umpteen toll bridges. Yet, whenever they start their "no money!" screams, the first thing they hit is cigarettes. If NJ placed just 1c more on a gallon of gas, they wouldn't be discussing "selling" the New Jersey Turnpike. My liable amount is $271 and they're billing me $262. I can't imagine what others have gotten hit with and I really fear the next one if they get any info from the second supplier.
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Location: West Michigan
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ngdawg, I'm too lazy to find the thread I started in early '05 but we got socked with the same thing from the State of Michigan. I know the $262 hurts but our bill was almost $2,400.
![]() ![]() Sorry to say but even though it only lists the one site on your bill, expect to recieve bills from any other site eventually. We got another a few months later from another site for $400, thankfully we didn't buy much from them before we got taxed and started rolling our own. The best news I can give you is that we applied for and were approved for a 24 month re-payment plan. We were paying $101 a month and once the portion under my name was paid, we are down to hubbies $66 a month with only a $300 balance. Your $262 would be very managable if NJ offers that option. You should be able to find info. and the forms on your state governments website. Hope that helps. By the way, when we got socked, we thought about buying through a reservation thinking they were protected from disclosure. Then we found out a co-worker of hubbies, whose family of 4 all smoked and ordered from a reservation, got sent a bill in excess of $10,000. That changed our minds right quick.
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Location: In the room where the giant fire puffer works, and the torture never stops.
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taxation without (competent) representation
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