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Hi Wayne, 


Last time I checked, California does not provide tax exempt status for items
purchased for museums unless they were on display, and even then, it only
applied to the two museums specifically named in a piece of state
legislation (those two would be the California Science Center and the
California African-American Museum, both state museums).  I worked at the
Science Center for years, and we always paid sales tax on purchases for
administrative purposes.  I think that applied for lab supplies, too.


Sorry!  I know it's very unusual.  Could be worse - in Arizona they have a
"use tax," which is different by county and by city and applies with wacky
percentages on certain types of expenses.  

Cheers, 
Barbara 

Barbara Punt 

Punt Consulting 

409 North PCH, Suite 326 

Redondo Beach, CA  90277 

Telephone (310) 937-3366 

Fax (815) 377-3633 

Barbara @puntconsulting.com 

www.puntconsulting.com 

http://www.puntconsulting.com/  

When in doubt ... Punt! 

Hi Wayne, 





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