Does tax get returned?!

[sinister67]

Bought a ak47 before the ban. Long story short never got the gun (were banned). Doing a return and the store collected the tax and is saying they can't return the tax. How the f I'm I paying tax on a gun that was never mine! Any help guys I'm I being ripped off by this store?

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[Nosferatu]

Tax should be returned by the collector of the tax.

 

[po18guy]

Check the WA Dept of Revenue site. An email to them with the gunshop's name might get you some quick action. Fellow gunners or not, NO ONE wants to be the the REVENUE radar.

 

[Member 34319]

Ya, that's not how that works.

 

[sinister67]

Check the WA Dept of Revenue site. An email to them with the gunshop's name might get you some quick action. Fellow gunners or not, NO ONE wants to be the the REVENUE radar.

Will do thanks I have the receipt in my wallet too. Had to pay ffl fee twice. Once for return and one when I filed and didn't get the gun.

 

[GrayGoose]

I'm I being ripped off by this store?

Yes.

 

[sinister67]

Ya, that's not how that works.

The stores in Renton called pental tactical said the tax goes to the state we cant return it.

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Wa department of revenue makes the FSB and gestapo look like Mr Rodgers. They will hound the gun shop like forever. It's like a communist country. I think you may be screwed unfortunately. The chance of getting any sort of tax money back from department of revenue without a lawsuit I would guess would be slim to none based on what I've seen.

 

[huntpotter]

Every other retailer in WA refunds the sales tax on a returned item. Firearms would be no different than any other item.

Buy a bag of bolts at Ace hardware, and then return it a month later. Your return receipt will show the amount of tax paid and amount of tax refunded.

It's not like the gun store immediately sends Washington state the sales tax from every purchase. If you buy a gun, they don't write a check to the department of revenue that same day. The state will collect their sales tax monthly or quarterly. And if they refund tax on a returned item, they deduct that from the amount they're paying the state the following month.

 

[sinister67]

Every other retailer in WA refunds the sales tax on a returned item. Firearms would be no different than any other item.

Buy a bag of bolts at Ace hardware, and then return it a month later. Your return receipt will show the amount of tax paid and amount of tax refunded.

It's not like the gun store immediately sends Washington state the sales tax from every purchase. If you buy a gun, they don't write a check to the department of revenue that same day. The state will collect their sales tax monthly or quarterly. And if they refund tax on a returned item, they deduct that from the amount they're paying the state the following month.

That's what I was thinking. They literally made it seem like I asked for some favor

 

[Member 34319]

The stores in Renton called pental tactical said the tax goes to the state we cant return it.

Ya, that's not how that works.

 

[Martini_Up]

is this the store that isn't returning your tax?

Pental Tactical
425-282-4186
16926 116th Ave SE Renton, WA 98058

Pantel Tactical

Pantel Tactical - America's largest online firearms and accessories mall.

www.panteltactical.com

 

[sinister67]

is this the store that isn't returning your tax?

Pental Tactical
425-282-4186
16926 116th Ave SE Renton, WA 98058

Pantel Tactical

Pantel Tactical - America's largest online firearms and accessories mall.

www.panteltactical.com

Yes that's the one.

 

[billdeserthills]

Bought a ak47 before the ban. Long story short never got the gun (were banned). Doing a return and the store collected the tax and is saying they can't return the tax. How the f I'm I paying tax on a gun that was never mine! Any help guys I'm I being ripped off by this store?

They probably already paid the tax to the State-- that money is long gone

 

[billdeserthills]

Ya, that's not how that works.

Sounds like ya never paid sales tax before--once the State gets it, you'll never see it again

 

[billdeserthills]

Will do thanks I have the receipt in my wallet too. Had to pay ffl fee twice. Once for return and one when I filed and didn't get the gun.

If you failed to get a proceed, the store likely sees you as a criminal...

 

[Nosferatu]

They probably already paid the tax to the State-- that money is long gone

That's not how this works.

Sounds like ya never paid sales tax before--once the State gets it, you'll never see it again

That's not how this works.

If you failed to get a proceed, the store likely sees you as a criminal...

That's not how this works.

 

[billdeserthills]

Good one,
I pay State sales tax every month. In AZ those bastards try to charge me for paying late or not at all, at least 4 times a year. I use Certified Mail Return receipt and can prove my payments are received in time but they still try

You can yada in one hand & attempt a refund from the State in the other-- See which one fills up first

 

[Martini_Up]

Yes that's the one.

Apply for a sales tax refund | Washington Department of Revenue

dor.wa.gov

they're ripping you off!

 

[billdeserthills]

Apply for a sales tax refund | Washington Department of Revenue

dor.wa.gov

they're ripping you off!

Sure, if you can get the seller to agree that a refund is appropriate