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<DIV>When I read the article, I was a bit incensed, too. But on reflection
there are some issues here that ought to be examined. 1. If
the kids are in school all day, do Mom and Dad sell for them? If they do, at
what point does this become a family endeavor, which most of us would agree,
surely is a reasonable source of tax revenue. 2. Is it possible someone
asked the Compliance officer to check, and are they duty bound to do so if they
get a request? 3. Seems as though they aren’t attempting to fine
anyone. 3. The dad says he’s trying to teach the kids to be self
reliant. That’s good. He’s now teaching them to violate the law, as
well. 4. Figuring the 6% tax on sales might be difficult for
the little one, but I suspect someone else is making change for her now. For the
older boy, though, this could be a really good, real life math
exercise. 5. I doubt the compliance officer is going to go back to
the house. Even so, now that the parents know what the law is, they just
might give some thought to having their children obey it. </DIV>
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<DIV>Sue Hovey </DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=bear@moscow.com
href="mailto:bear@moscow.com">Wayne Price</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, October 24, 2010 2:27 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Moscow Vision 2020</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] WOW!</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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can be an elected official and not pay taxes, but your butt is really in a sling
with the state of Idaho if you're a kid selling pumpkins!</DIV>
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- <FONT class=Apple-style-span size=5 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"
class=Apple-style-span>The Idaho State Tax Commission tried to squash a Lewiston
family's pumpkin sale Friday.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-SIZE: 14px">The
family's kids were selling pumpkins to raise money for sports. But Friday, their
mom said they were told to close up shop.</DIV>
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style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-SIZE: 14px">"A
gal came to the door with some paperwork and a business card in her hand and
handed it to me," said Kami Charais. "She was from the Idaho State Tax
commission. She said we were illegally selling pumpkins because we didn't have a
license and we weren't paying taxes."</DIV>
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style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-SIZE: 14px">Kami
said the compliance officer told her their stand was in direct competition with
other businesses that do pay taxes, like A and B Foods just a block away. She
was also told it's the same no matter what's sold.</DIV>
<DIV
style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-SIZE: 14px">"According
to this lady, kids in town can't even do this with lemonade without having a
license," said Charais. "They need to pay 6% or whatever it is, state tax on
their profits."</DIV>
<DIV
style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-SIZE: 14px">When
Kami refused to fill out paperwork to get a business license, the compliance
officer said she would come back to make sure they had closed up, but she didn't
come back.</DIV>
<DIV
style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-SIZE: 14px">Neighbors
can't believe what they're hearing, saying it's a waste of state employee
time.</DIV>
<DIV
style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-SIZE: 14px">"My
kids this summer did a lemonade stand," said neighbor Sabrina Session. "And it's
as simple as earning extra money. I think it's ridiculous to have a little child
that is trying to raise money to put towards sports so they can actually do
extra curricular activities."</DIV>
<DIV
style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-SIZE: 14px">"I
think it's ridiculous," said neighbor Jeff Mcatte. "A couple little kids trying
to get involved in sports and pay for it by selling pumpkins for a couple of
weeks, not making a bunch of money. And the tax commission is complaining about
a couple of dollars that they might see in sales tax."</DIV>
<DIV
style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-SIZE: 14px">Kami
said they've talked to the farmer they get the pumpkins from. He does have a
business license and is allowing the kids to sell the pumpkins and keep half the
profits.</DIV>
<DIV
style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-SIZE: 14px">Kami
said she and her husband have decided they will continue to sell pumpkins from
their home at 1012 8th Street. Jacob will be at his first wrestling match
Saturday, but Sammy will be there to take care of the pumpkin sales.</DIV>
<DIV
style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-SIZE: 14px">KLEW
News contacted Tax Commission Sales Office Manager Diana Nottage Friday. She
said they always operate from an educational standpoint. She said the officer
that spoke to the family did so simply to explain the law.</DIV>
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style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-SIZE: 14px">Nottage
said everything sold in Idaho is taxable unless it is specifically exempt and
that a temporary permit is required to make the market equitable.</DIV>
<DIV
style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-SIZE: 14px">Nottage
said there is a $100 per day fine for operating without a license, but she says
in this case, it will not be enforced.</DIV>
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style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 12px; LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); FONT-SIZE: 14px">Will
Wade, owner of A and B Foods, said he doesn't feel like the kid's stand is
competing against him and that he's disappointed the tax commission singled him
out as an excuse.</DIV></SPAN>
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