Pay Those Taxes!

We should all be thankful to Betty Yee, one of our local Board of Equalization bureaucrats, for sending in this guest opinion to the Eureka Reporter reminding us that we should be collecting sales tax whenever we sell something at a garage sales and flea or farmer's markets. Most people are surprised to find out they also have to pay sales taxes on things they buy from out of state, as well. She doesn't mention that, though. You're supposed to get some additional form from the Franchise Tax Board to itemize purchases of out of state items.

Don't you feel better knowing that?

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On a different subject, I see former Fortuna Police Chief, Kent Bradshaw, will be having some sort of retirement bash soon. What caught my eye was that the party will be held at the Elk's Lodge in Eureka, rather than someplace in Fortuna. Hmmm... the local papers have been overflowing with praise for all the good that Bradshaw's done for Fortuna in his thirty years of service. Wonder if having the party in Eureka is some kind of political statement someone wants to make?