Web News: Smokers asked to cough up taxes for Web buys

Lokie · 19-February-05, 12:18 AM

Hundreds of Michigan residents are getting a big surprise this tax season--hefty tax bills for cigarettes they bought online over the past four years.

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	The state sent the bills to 553 residents last week after subpoenaing 13 online tobacco shops for names of Michigan customers and their order histories, a Michigan Treasury Department spokesman Caleb Buhs said on Friday. The tax bills are based on information from just one store, and the state expects to collect more names from the others. Collectively, the people receiving this first round of bills owe the state $1.4 million, an average of $2,500 per person, Buhs said. They have until March 14 to pay.

aaronrkelly · 19-February-05, 04:36 AM

Wow thats just assanine there.........

Crazy_J · 19-February-05, 07:15 AM

The average amount owed is 2,500 dollars. That is a lot of money and they must of smoked a ton of cigarrettes.

Pharaoh · 19-February-05, 07:30 AM

Penalizing the buyer is just wrong.

Ok no one really likes BIG brother getting in their pocket.
So a different approach would be to change the rules going forward.

To back charge is only proof GREED is still alive and the Government is not playing fair.

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Pharaoh Apex Tech God Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Coming soon to a hotel near you Posts: 2,405	Penalizing the buyer is just wrong. Ok no one really likes BIG brother getting in their pocket. So a different approach would be to change the rules going forward. To back charge is only proof GREED is still alive and the Government is not playing fair. __________________

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