Tax official ready to halt cigarette sales by Indians to non-Indians

[dtwarren]

From: http://www.buffalonews.com/city/capi...icle361594.ece

ALBANY -- The state's top tax collector said the state is ready to quickly end tax-free cigarette sales by Indian retailers to non-Indian consumers.

New York State is awaiting the ruling of a federal appeals court on the long-simmering tobacco tax issue, said Thomas Mattox, who today was confirmed by the Senate to the state tax commissioner's post.

"We're prepared to enforce immediately," Mattox said after being unanimously backed by the Senate Finance Committee to the tax post.

[Save Us]

From: http://www.buffalonews.com/city/capi...icle361594.ece

pass the popcorn, now if only the common tax payer could burn a tire or two...

I guess moving out of state is kinda like tire burning.

[MarkLV]

Will people who loose employment if/when this happens, be allowed to claim unemployment insurance, food stamps, medicaid, HEAP, etc?

[dtwarren]

From: http://www.buffalonews.com/city/poli...icle364213.ece

The operator of the Cazenovia Mini Mart on Seneca Street pleaded guilty Thursday to felony criminal possession of untaxed tobacco products with a commercial value of more than $100,000.

Ammed A. Al-Dairi, 50, of Fredo Street, pleaded guilty to the state tax law felony of criminal possession of unstamped/untaxed cigarettes, uncovered in a raid at his home four months ago. He entered his plea before Erie County Judge Michael F. Pietruszka.

Al-Dairi remains free pending sentencing June 14. He faces up to a maxi-mum of seven years in prison. Al-Dairi also agreed to forfeit 37,600 cigarettes, 274,314 cigars and more than 200 pounds of loose tobacco used for snuff or chewing.

[anyones neighbor]

From: http://www.buffalonews.com/city/poli...icle364213.ece

Sounds like one of those eastern indians. A few years back when I was in FL, there were small stores on every street selling tobacco. Probably got them HERE at the time or maybe NC.
I think Cuomo is dreaming if he thinks this will ever happen. So very many of the shops have closed it's frightening!

[nogods]

From: http://www.buffalonews.com/city/comm...icle312366.ece

January 14, 2011, 6:30 AM

Jasem Hasan, operator of a Cheektowaga mini-mart, pleaded guilty Thursday to felony fourth-degree criminal tax fraud and first-degree falsification of business records for selling untaxed tobacco products.

Hasan, 52, the Iraq-born operator of Adams’s Mini-Mart at 1174 Walden Ave., admitted selling untaxed tobacco products smuggled into the state by a Pennsylvania distributor.

[dtwarren]

The Second Circuit has vacated all stays and injunctions that were preventing New York from collecting sales tax on cigarettes to non-members: http://www.upstate-citizens.org/10-4265_opn.pdf

[Mr. Lackawanna]

When the Buffalo Teachers Union agrees to meaningful concession in their union contacts. Then New York State will start collecting the tax from cigarette sales on the Indian reservation.

So there is not a chance of collecting the tax on Indian cigarettes.

[anyones neighbor]

When the Buffalo Teachers Union agrees to meaningful concession in their union contacts. Then New York State will start collecting the tax from cigarette sales on the Indian reservation.

So there is not a chance of collecting the tax on Indian cigarettes.

You are absolutely right!!!! It will never happen.