Taxman Raids Tiny Diner, Saying it Makes $1M a Month?

by ~ The Rebel ~ Posted 2012/05/30 17:04:34

Related Topics: College, Tax, State, taxes, Sales, Law, South, Raid, Sale

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About half an hour south of Nashville is the college town of Murphreesboro. In the downtown are some small businesses. One of them is a diner.

State tax collectors shut it down in a raid. They were there to collect $180,000 for two months’ sales taxes. The sales tax rate is just under 10%. The owner points out that this indicates that the diner makes $1,000,000 per month.

The raiders were by law required to provide 10-days’ notice before a raid. They apparently forgot.

The owner has been in a dispute with the state about what he owes. He was given no warning of the raid.

Son Of Anubis™ 2012/05/30 17:23:10

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This is another arm of the Government that needs to be destroyed

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Son Of Anubis™ 2012/05/30 17:23:10

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This is another arm of the Government that needs to be destroyed

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U-Dog 2012/05/30 17:12:17

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Being a hard working small bussiness owner can be so rewarding LOL. I remember we misplaced a decimal point on a quarterly return one time and I thought we would never get it resolved with the state idiots.

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keeper 2012/05/30 17:06:27

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Were these democrats looking for a free meal?????

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~ The Rebel ~ 2012/05/30 17:05:22

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According to the Department of Revenue’s website, there are a variety of state-issued business taxes that are required, from sales taxes to employee taxes. It is unknown what exact amount the state is attempting to collect.

http://teapartyeconomist.com/...

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