Comments on: My two cents (of Federal Excise Tax) http://www.jimcarson.com/2004/my-two-cents-of-federal-excise-tax/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:17:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-alpha-19841 By: Nickhttp://www.jimcarson.com/2004/my-two-cents-of-federal-excise-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-962 Nick Tue, 07 Dec 2004 23:49:47 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2004/my-two-cents-of-federal-excise-tax/#comment-962 They do the same thing on tires....Federal excise tax is based upon the weight(on large tires)...companies pass the tax on the the final consumer and add sales tax on top of it!!!! They do the same thing on tires….Federal excise tax is based upon the weight(on large tires)…companies pass the tax on the the final consumer and add sales tax on top of it!!!!

]]> By: drnhttp://www.jimcarson.com/2004/my-two-cents-of-federal-excise-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-961 drn Mon, 17 May 2004 13:33:18 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2004/my-two-cents-of-federal-excise-tax/#comment-961 No matter how they try to hide the fee by defining it as something else, it still appears as a tax on a tax. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck ... No matter how they try to hide the fee by defining it as something else, it still appears as a tax on a tax. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck …

]]> By: carsonhttp://www.jimcarson.com/2004/my-two-cents-of-federal-excise-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-960 carson Wed, 31 Mar 2004 16:54:15 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2004/my-two-cents-of-federal-excise-tax/#comment-960 Yep, that's pretty much it.Equally appalling is how the phone company tacks on another $6 labeled "Federal Access Charge" that superficially looks like a government tax, but is just padding their coffers.So what do you do if you're a big company and the government fines you for <a href="http://www.wutc.wa.gov/webdocs.nsf/0/c356becc3865a6cf88256b7c0076b7cc?OpenDocument" rel="nofollow">Failing to meet a commitment to service</a>. Well, you could fix the problem. Or,<b> you could <a href="http://www.wutc.wa.gov/webimage.nsf/343ad06962a6d1ee8825654f007f5981/0c4d572ed1ab484b88256b6b007ed09b!OpenDocument" rel="nofollow">petition to terminate the plan</a></b>. Yep, that’s pretty much it.

Equally appalling is how the phone company tacks on another $6 labeled “Federal Access Charge” that superficially looks like a government tax, but is just padding their coffers.

So what do you do if you’re a big company and the government fines you for Failing to meet a commitment to service. Well, you could fix the problem. Or, you could petition to terminate the plan.

]]> By: FWJhttp://www.jimcarson.com/2004/my-two-cents-of-federal-excise-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-959 FWJ Wed, 31 Mar 2004 15:46:46 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2004/my-two-cents-of-federal-excise-tax/#comment-959 Seems like a pretty good scam, don't you think?Let me get this straight - the company passes a city tax on to the customer as an "effect of tax" (upon which the customer is further taxed), but not actually a "tax" (because of the wording?). The company then takes a State/Federal tax deduction/credit on the official tax that it paid and passed on to the customer as an non-tax "effect of tax."...and the Courts couldn't see through this? Shame (or is that "sham") on them. Seems like a pretty good scam, don’t you think?

Let me get this straight – the company passes a city tax on to the customer as an “effect of tax” (upon which the customer is further taxed), but not actually a “tax” (because of the wording?). The company then takes a State/Federal tax deduction/credit on the official tax that it paid and passed on to the customer as an non-tax “effect of tax.”

…and the Courts couldn’t see through this? Shame (or is that “sham”) on them.

]]> By: Debbiehttp://www.jimcarson.com/2004/my-two-cents-of-federal-excise-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-958 Debbie Wed, 25 Feb 2004 13:58:55 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2004/my-two-cents-of-federal-excise-tax/#comment-958 Seems like it should be illegal to pass their tax onto you, no matter what terms they veil it in. Seems like it should be illegal to pass their tax onto you, no matter what terms they veil it in.

]]> By: carsonhttp://www.jimcarson.com/2004/my-two-cents-of-federal-excise-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-957 carson Wed, 25 Feb 2004 01:20:43 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2004/my-two-cents-of-federal-excise-tax/#comment-957 Incidentally, the search that I did on the public utility web site:<a href="http://www.wutc.wa.gov/rms2.nsf/Web+Search+Simple?OpenForm&Junk=" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://www.wutc.wa.gov/rms2.nsf/Web+Search+Simple?OpenForm&Junk=" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://www.wutc.wa.gov/rms2.nsf/Web+Search+Simple?OpenForm&Junk=" rel="nofollow">http://www.wutc.wa.gov/rms2.nsf/Web+Search+Simple?OpenForm&Junk=</a></a></a>went to their records center, which wouldn't have anything of this nature. If, instead, you click on "Reading Room" and then the search button, you go to this link:<a href="http://www.wutc.wa.gov" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://www.wutc.wa.gov/webdocs.nsf/Web+Search+Simple?OpenForm" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://www.wutc.wa.gov/webdocs.nsf/Web+Search+Simple?OpenForm" rel="nofollow">http://www.wutc.wa.gov/webdocs.nsf/Web+Search+Simple?OpenForm</a></a></a>which is much more useful. Incidentally, the search that I did on the public utility web site:

http://www.wutc.wa.gov/rms2.nsf/Web+Search+Simple?OpenForm&Junk=

went to their records center, which wouldn’t have anything of this nature. If, instead, you click on “Reading Room” and then the search button, you go to this link:

http://www.wutc.wa.gov/webdocs.nsf/Web+Search+Simple?OpenForm

which is much more useful.

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