Texas levies a franchise tax on businesses operating in the state based on the company’s margin (it’s the individual that does not pay income tax). Property tax is levied at the city level and it’s up to the city as to whether a property tax abatement is granted or not.

A company’s application for access to Michigan’s PA 198 Property Tax Abatement program has to be approved by both the state and local governments, after public hearings. If approved, an abatement of the new, taxable property can be for a period of 1-12 years in length. The company that receives the abatement then pays…

48" Wolf, Thermador, or Viking range? Dual fuel? Pot filler? Wine cooler?

1. The credit is for the purchasers of the vehicles
2. The credit expires 31 December, 2032

OP noted grocery chains in their final comment to which you replied “Yup...” . Grocery chains do not manufacture any of the items they sell. There is no cost of goods sold to them in that respect. The grocery store’s COGS is the cost of the purchase of the products from a 3rd party and do not include fuel costs, bc…

Transportation to the end consumer is not part of the COGS. That goes into the cost of sales bucket.

Actually, you have to examine logistical costs over cost of goods sold in a situation where fuel prices are rising at a rapid pace. Transportation costs account for roughly 60% of such costs while logistics admin (5%)and inventory carrying costs  (35%) make up the rest.

This was a settlement of the AG’s investigation/probe, without the accused party admitting to any wrongdoing. The AG didn’t continue with their investigation or pursue criminal charges as a result of this settlement. Perhaps they didn’t think there was enough evidence to secure a criminal conviction and agreed to end…

If a Tenere can’t be sourced I’d suggest he look around for a used Africa Twin. 2018 models are just within his price range.

If production does not increase or if demand doesn’t decrease (the latter is unlikely due to the upcoming summer travel period and steadily rising airline passenger increases of late, which are now close to pre-pandemic levels) the downward pressure on prices at the pump will unfortunately be short-lived.

It’s crazy that gas prices are higher in CA than in Hawaii, where every barrel of crude oil has to be shipped to the islands via tanker for refinement, plus some that are imported directly as refined gasoline. 

I’ve driven a manual when stuck trying to get out of downtown Boston out up to Marblehead before the Big Dig. That was no fun. And, driving on the Belt/BQE in NYC, the perimeter in Atlanta, rush hour from downtown Los Angeles to Irvine (3 hours), and in Rome, Italy where traffic rules & etiquette do not even exist. It…

The tax is called the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax, some jurisdictions have an annual Commercial Vehicle Tax, toll crossings have charge more for heavy vehicles, etc.

Yup, the use tax is to prevent owners from purchasing a new boat in a low/no tax jurisdiction or purchasing a used boat out of state and then registering it in FL without the state getting a taste of the taxes in some manner.

Actually FL taxes floating homes in the same manner as OR. In this case the owner is claiming that his structure is not a floating home but rather a boat, which then is not subject to annual property taxes. As for OR taxing the floaters, the state doesn’t have a sales tax so you can bet they will be aggressive with…

You quoted a sales/use tax figure and example for the purchase of a boat in FL, or for the transfer of a boat from a foreign domicile (outside of FL) into FL. This is not the same as a property tax, which is not levied against boats in the state.

For ad valorem purposes many states look at such cases by examining the intent of the property, that is, is it a transient or a permanent/semi-permanent fixture. For example, in this case the court will look to see who the owner of the lot/dock is (same owner - goes to possible intent of permanency), if such property…

Oregon considers floating homes to be personal property and thus is subject to an annual return by the owner and thus ad valorem taxation. It’s just not deemed as real property taxation but they are taxed as such nonetheless via the personal property route. (ORS 308.290)

It wasn’t an argument you vinegar & water douche. It was a possible explanation to partly explain why prices are so high there. And logic goes, if the car was subject to import duties when brought into the country its cost basis is that much higher to begin with. So the seller will be taking that into account when…

The crazy prices there are because in Indonesia a car, esp. one with an engine over 3,000cc in size, is considered a luxury item so an import duty of up to 300% is levied on them.