Excise Tax

[yourchoice]

It hasn't happened to me (I've never shopped there), but I understand the same thing happened to another BOTL from New Jersey. IIRC, it has to do with NHC's responsibility to report to its home state, which shares the information with the states to which the items are sent. It was enough to make me decide not to deal with them, even though NHC seems like a good place to shop.

[yourchoice]

Originally Posted by yourchoice

It hasn't happened to me (I've never shopped there), but I understand the same thing happened to another BOTL from New Jersey. IIRC, it has to do with NHC's responsibility to report to its home state, which shares the information with the states to which the items are sent. It was enough to make me decide not to deal with them, even though NHC seems like a good place to shop.

I owe NHC an apology. I researched what I remembered from a jungle far far away and it was actually a different vendor (in Georgia, who happens to have the same "H"), who reported the sale to Georgia who in turn "must have" reported it to NJ through a reciprocal agreement. The vendor basically said that in Georgia, taxes aren't paid on out of state sales and he had to report a "Schedule C" with the name/addy/invoice for all out of state sales. I assume NHC has the same situation, but I could very well be wrong.

I did find a blog post from CigarAdvisor with an explanation of what I'm talking about.

CigarAdvisor Link

I can't find any fault with the vendor if this is the case. It appears to be about the states sharing information.

[DropTheE]

Originally Posted by yourchoice

I can't find any fault with the vendor if this is the case. It appears to be about the states sharing information.

I don't find fault with the vendor either, I just thought it odd until that I saw the paragraph on their website. I just didn't realize they do that whole state share thing. I never had the pleasure of getting one of those letters.
Live and learn.

I did call the State and ask them why that they wrote the letter on June 8th and failed to mail it until August 17th, and that I was not going to pay any penalties since they want the money immediately. So it was kinda funny to hear them get all concerned about how they "lost" the letter for 2 months.

[darkleeroy]

Originally Posted by DropTheE

I don't find fault with the vendor either, I just thought it odd until that I saw the paragraph on their website. I just didn't realize they do that whole state share thing. I never had the pleasure of getting one of those letters.
Live and learn.

I did call the State and ask them why that they wrote the letter on June 8th and failed to mail it until August 17th, and that I was not going to pay any penalties since they want the money immediately. So it was kinda funny to hear them get all concerned about how they "lost" the letter for 2 months.

They had to hire someone to find the lost letter, hence the reason why they want you to pay immediately.