Partisan Ranger
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I talked to my local FFL in Winchester VA last night about transferring the Glock 27 I ordered. He informed me that his transfer fee was 20 bucks AND that he had to charge me sales tax. What the hell, I said.
He told me that the Virginia authorities (state police? I don't know) busted him for not charging sales tax on guns he transferred in 2002. The FFL said, but I didn't buy the guns, I'm just transferring them. The cops said that the law says that when he transfers the guns, he 'owns' them before handing them over to the buyer. Thus he must pay sales tax.
Anyway, he had to go down to Richmond and appear in court. He ended up paying a $250 fine and is on probation for a year.
So, he has to charge me sales tax for my gun. However, he did mention that as there usually is no invoice with the gun, he has no idea whether my Glock costs $100 or $1000. So it sounds like he'll 'guess' that my gun costs about $100 and charge me only 4.5% of that, or $4.50.
Has anyone else run into an FFL who charges sales tax?
He told me that the Virginia authorities (state police? I don't know) busted him for not charging sales tax on guns he transferred in 2002. The FFL said, but I didn't buy the guns, I'm just transferring them. The cops said that the law says that when he transfers the guns, he 'owns' them before handing them over to the buyer. Thus he must pay sales tax.
Anyway, he had to go down to Richmond and appear in court. He ended up paying a $250 fine and is on probation for a year.
So, he has to charge me sales tax for my gun. However, he did mention that as there usually is no invoice with the gun, he has no idea whether my Glock costs $100 or $1000. So it sounds like he'll 'guess' that my gun costs about $100 and charge me only 4.5% of that, or $4.50.
Has anyone else run into an FFL who charges sales tax?