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Transfer fees are paid to those who act as receivers of firearms over state lines. those fees are taxable.
If you act in a dealer regard, then charge tax on the rifle.
If you are merely a receiver, charge tax on the fee.
To the dealer who charges tax for the price of the rifle on person to person transfers, SHAME ON YOU
. There is a store in Rockville Center (Donna at LI Outdoorsman) that does that and they get no business from me and my club as a result.
To the dealer who charges tax on ordering from a catalogue, that is a DAMNED questionable practice
. Only if YOU ORDER the firearm for the person can you claim the sale and charge tax. - as you are acting as a dealer, an arranger, etc. If the buyer arranges for the sale and you receive it, then there is a transfer fee and no tax to be collected on the price of the rifle
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HOWEVER, you can choose to deny such business, as most reputable gun stores do. I think it's fair to say, "if you want it from a catalogue, then you have to order it from me." That gives the dealer his mark-up profit. You can claim that you are a dealer for said catalogue exclusivly entitled to its business for your customers.
If you're stuck in long island with no decent FFL around, check out LRB Sales, came highly recommended to me, and i do so as well. flat fee, good guy.
And to the FFL who responded, you are free to do as you please, and you soujnd honorable and have written nothing false. We need dealers and FFL's on the boards for your kind of input. But recognize that most -9 out of 10 - in the stores in my area are highly disreputable and charge all kinds of taxes without ever sending them to the state. It's a mark-up on a mark-up,.