Another FFL CA Sales Tax Question

[BigBlueBoy]

Hello - Unfortunately, I can't post to the original FFL CA Sales Tax post since it's too old...Here's my situation:

I've purchased an AR15 from Sportsmans Outdoors based out of OH. Since I'm having my rifle get "CA-neutered" by an AZ FFL/middleman, I listed the shipping address to that AZ FFL/middleman's location. Sportsmans charged me a Sales Tax when I made the online purchase which I'm assuming is the AZ tax rate.

When my AZ middleman sends the CA-neutered AR15 to my local CA FFL, would a CA Sales Tax be imposed? Remember, I already paid a sales tax with Sportsmans at the time of purchase. Would it be the difference between the AZ tax & CA tax?


Thank you in advance!

[BigBlueBoy]

Thank you very much, Kingransom!

[acespawnshop]

Technically the middlemans fee and cost is taxable also. But I highly doubt most FFLs do this one correctly.

[Librarian]

Hello - Unfortunately, I can't post to the original FFL CA Sales Tax post since it's too old...!

I believe you can.

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[taperxz]

Technically the middlemans fee and cost is taxable also. But I highly doubt most FFLs do this one correctly.

Yes, plus the sales tax collected might be state law in Arizona and California will want their pound of flesh too.

[acespawnshop]

Yeah Tape. Middle man stuff is always fun.......

[Nardo1895]

Yes, plus the sales tax collected might be state law in Arizona and California will want their pound of flesh too.

Ditto that. If I were your FFL, I'd want to see evidence that you paid CA sales tax. IMO, the fact you might have paid AZ sales tax doesn't impact your CA tax obligation. Maybe the seller can clarify that for you.

[ronlglock]

Ditto that. If I were your FFL, I'd want to see evidence that you paid CA sales tax. IMO, the fact you might have paid AZ sales tax doesn't impact your CA tax obligation. Maybe the seller can clarify that for you.

Our controller spent a lot of time on the phone with the franchise tax board and decided that unless a receipt explicitly states CA TAX PAID, we have to charge tax on the full invoiced amount or an audit may not go the way we like.

[hermosabeach]

Not a gun answer... but a USE TAX FAQ

If you purchased something and paid sales tax lower than CA, you owe the difference to CA

https://www.tax-rates.org/california/use-tax

[Nardo1895]

Not a gun answer... but a USE TAX FAQ

If you purchased something and paid sales tax lower than CA, you owe the difference to CA

https://www.tax-rates.org/california/use-tax

That is pretty interesting. I'd feel better about using that advise if the source was the Franchise Tax Board, or whatever they call themselves these days.

This is somewhat off topic, but about a year ago I got a call and email from the FTB telling me I was wrong to use "Use Tax" on transfers I did from out of state. They made me go back and change about a dozen quarterly filings from use tax to sales tax. Since then I no longer report it as Use Tax, I report it as Sales Tax. It plays 'L with my books to do it that way but that is a different matter.

In any case, what they made me do is in significant conflict with what that FAQ says which makes me question its accuracy or its applicability. I suspect the difference is that as far as CA is concerned, we (transfer FFL) are the retailer unless the out of state retailer paid the CA sales tax directly.