@wb47 posted:could someone refresh my memory how the sales tax dodge works?
From what I can remember, years ago the EDTCA, along with the York Chamber of Commerce (I think they were involved, but not 100% certain), sat down with the PA Department of Revenue and cut a deal that non-professional-dealer member to member transactions were considered private transactions and not subject to sales tax. Tax agents still occasionally visit the dealer hall(s) to check up on things, but they leave the member halls alone, as long as they remain members only. The reasoning is that the meet brings in a lot of people from out of the area, out of state, and out of the country, and those people are paying gasoline taxes, hotel taxes, sales taxes at local stores and restaurants, and probably a number of other taxes. The ongoing benefit to the local economy and the state treasury in the other taxes being collected far outweigh what sales tax they could get out of the member hall dealings in the short time it would take to drive everyone away and kill the meet (which would also dry up all the other tax revenue mentioned earlier).
So it isn't a "dodge" at all. And it is also why a non-member can only attend the full meet one time only as a guest.
Andy
