PSA insanity (So funny I had to post but OT)

[kkkkandp]

I'm no tax lawyer, but I don't think nexus is limited to a brick-and-mortar establishment. I think the simple presence of a sales representative who does sufficient commercial activity in the state might be construed as nexus in certain cases.

That having been said, I'm not sure even that broad definition would apply to PSA in this instance.

[kylebicking]

I renewed my membership, sent a check for $100 and that was it. No $6.60 bill for me. Strange stuff...

[chaddurbin]

[ ] insanity
[ ] funny
[?] ot

is there an advantage or something else i'm not seeing to renew right when psa send the notice? i just let them run out and when i actually have a submission then just order the membership again...if i renew it could be months where the membership is doing nothing (i'm all over the online SMR tho...hmmm)

[mcap100176]

$6.60 makes no sense as the CA sales tax rate is 8.25%.

Why rejoin? Doesn't PSA accept single submissions now? It is $15 for a regular 10 day grading service. It's cheaper not to join, unless the extras are worth more than $10 (or $16.60).

[chaddurbin]

the extra yearly stuff is probably worth $10, not to mention the latest book(s) written by joe orlando...

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

the extra yearly stuff is probably worth $10, not to mention the latest book(s) written by joe orlando...

I could do without a new copy of the book every year. I gave the last one away.

The six "free" submissions covers the annual fee, and I like the online info.

We've had this discussion before on the board and I'm not aware that PSA lets you submit repeatedly, without being a member. I thought we discovered that they don't.



Edited to add: And Quan, I did the same thing with the renewal. My subscription lapsed for a month or so before I renewed.

[kylebicking]

I am certain you need to be a member to submit. I asked for no book with my last renewal, and they thankfully listened. Otherwise I would have recycled it.

[Exhibitman]

It's a special "The Hell With Texas" fee, owning to the outsize pains in the butt most of you cause.

J/K

I have no idea what that would be about; it definitely isn't sales tax for CA.

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

It's a special "The Hell With Texas" fee, owning to the outsize pains in the butt most of you cause.

J/K

I have no idea what that would be about; it definitely isn't sales tax for CA.

LOL! It's far too low to offset Texas size pains in the butt.

A customer service rep told me this morning that PSA "charges sales tax for Texas". I told her if that was the case, it's the incorrect amount. Like most states, Texas Sales and Use taxes vary, based on where you live. 6.25% is the statewide number, but local municipalities can add up to 2.0% more. So an arbitrary 6.6% makes no sense.

I then asked her for their Texas Sales and Use Tax permit number, or, at the very least, what corporate name it had been issued under.

Response was silence. (I had already checked the State Comptroller of Public Accounts. No permit has been issued under the names of Collectors Universe or PSA.)

She promises that a "supervisor" from the "Accounting Department" will call me back after they get to work. Apparently, they don't start work until "after 9:30 or so.")

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by kkkkandp

...I don't think nexus is limited to a brick-and-mortar establishment. I think the simple presence of a sales representative who does sufficient commercial activity in the state might be construed as nexus in certain cases.

Again, I get most of my legal knowledge from Google and Wikipedia, which is a dangerous practice, but my understanding is that that interpretation of nexus is a state by state issue and Texas hasn't addressed the issue yet. New York, Rhode Island and North Carolina have expanded there law to include web only operations.