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In Louisiana we too pay sales tax on all items purchased which was
surprising since we were tax exempt in Indiana.

Ann

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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 

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Punt Consulting 

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Telephone (310) 937-3366 

Fax (815) 377-3633 

Barbara @puntconsulting.com 

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When in doubt ... Punt! 

Hi Wayne, 





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