13 Nov
1999
13 Nov
'99
7:45 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Smith <eric(a)brouhaha.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Saturday, November 13, 1999 5:10 PM
Subject: Re: Whoohoo! Fortune Telling...
NO WAY.
At 5-7% tax put a REALISTIC "junk" value on it.. If they think you are BSing
them they will pull out a book and find out what the REPLACEMENT value is..
I was at the border once with a load of minis (early 80s).. when these
things were still considered worth money... Worse off I got lost and had
hives everywhere and was throwing up (from one of *your* donut shops).. I
had a receipt for $25.. he guy did not believe I paid that for them. He
wanted me to unload the truck and he was going to *value* the equipment.
While throwing up beside him I invoked my right to be "refused" entry to the
country and be turned back with my load. I called for some help (as I was
getting sicker).. Drove to a friends place and got a new receipt for $300.
(went to another border bridge)
(the tax difference would have been $21... hardly worth it.)
Put a value of a couple hundred bucks and pay $12 in taxes....
john
http://www.pdp8.com/
"John B" <dylanb(a)sympatico.ca> wrote:
> No Duty. I move machines from the US to Canada and Canada to the US.. You
> pay DEPENDING on how honest you are.
>
> You may have to pay State tax on the purchase price when bringing it
across
> the border. Be sure to say it is for your PERSONAL
hobby. Get a receipt
from
the place you
are purchasing the mini from.
Is there a problem if I am getting the machine for free? Should I pay
$1 for it instead, and get a receipt for that amount?