Any one ever get a message like this on Ebay?? Is it legit??

[jmc280zx]

If this is only a hobby for me and I dont do this to make money why would I need a sellers permit??
__________________________________________________________________




Your eBay seller account has been
selected for California seller’s permit verification. You are being
contacted by e-mail since no other contact options are available.


Please respond to this e-mail by contacting me at (916) 319-9993. If
you are concerned about phishing schemes, you can also contact me by
calling the Board of Equalization’s official number 800-400-7115 and press
(1, 5, 2, & 7) to bypass the phone tree options and be directly transferred
to me. You can also verify my identity at
http://www.cold.ca.gov/state_employees.asp.

Please be advised that
failure to respond to this notice will result in a legal action to obtain
your information from eBay.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Jae
Choi
Business Taxes Specialist
Board of Equalization
Direct Line:
916-319-9993
FAX: 916-322-4530
[email protected]

Board of
Equalization
450 N STREET
SACRAMENTO, CA 95814-4311
PO BOX
942879
SACRAMENTO, CA 94279-0001
http://www.boe.ca.gov


-boe916

 

[mredsox89]

DId you get it through the myebay page or through email?

 

[justinmandawg]

no

 

[jmc280zx]

DId you get it through the myebay page or through email?

I got it through my Ebay messages..

 

[Derriz]

If it's legit let them go through their "legal actions" then.

 

[nborton]

DId you get it through the myebay page or through email?

I got it through my Ebay messages..

On actual ebay?

I've never gotten it. So I don't know what to say really, but generally if it's actually in your messages on actual ebay it's real. At least I've never heard of it not being yet.

 

[KandKCards]

Never seen that before, but then again I'm not from CA. I would just ignore it and let them pursue their "legal action."

 

[miguelcabrera]

Never seen that before, but then again I'm not from CA. I would just ignore it and let them pursue their "legal action."

EAST COAST

YOU KNOW

 

[nborton]

Never seen that before, but then again I'm not from CA. I would just ignore it and let them pursue their "legal action."

All it seems to be is legal action to find his info. I don't even understand why that would be so hard if they were actually the government.

 

[predatorkj]

If this is only a hobby for me and I dont do this to make money why would I need a sellers permit??
__________________________________________________________________




Your eBay seller account has been
selected for California seller’s permit verification. You are being
contacted by e-mail since no other contact options are available.


Please respond to this e-mail by contacting me at (916) 319-9993. If
you are concerned about phishing schemes, you can also contact me by
calling the Board of Equalization’s official number 800-400-7115 and press
(1, 5, 2, & 7) to bypass the phone tree options and be directly transferred
to me. You can also verify my identity at
http://www.cold.ca.gov/state_employees.asp.

Please be advised that
failure to respond to this notice will result in a legal action to obtain
your information from eBay.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Jae
Choi
Business Taxes Specialist
Board of Equalization
Direct Line:
916-319-9993
FAX: 916-322-4530
[email protected]

Board of
Equalization
450 N STREET
SACRAMENTO, CA 95814-4311
PO BOX
942879
SACRAMENTO, CA 94279-0001
http://www.boe.ca.gov


-boe916

Maybe they are finally starting to crack down on taxable enterprises through the net.

 

[200lbhockeyplayer]

Weather or not this is legit, it is completely plausible.

The State of California is looking into all lost revenue streams to handle the operating debt. Well over 10,000 California corporations and LLCs are organized in Nevada therefore avoiding the minimum state franchise tax of $800...and all of these numbers add up.

They've been trying for years to come down on Nevada entities that are truly California entities simply evading taxes...but the everyday consumer is easier to grab.

 

[justinmandawg]

I'm sure you can easily show a loss if they are looking for tax.

 

[Craig - 21hawk]

Very interesting. According to the CA Board of Equalization website the 1-800 number is legit and they recently put out this press release:

Link

Based on the Press Release it appears the CA government is in dire enough straights that they will be collecting use taxes from buyers of out of state merchandise.

Craig

 

[pujolsthomefan33]

All I can say is good luck to them........I think 99.9% of the people that sell on ebay could easily show a loss.........and even so, I wonder if/how ebay would handle giving out personal information to people that are not directly bidding or sold you an item.

Very interesting article none the less.....is CA the only state with this "use tax" clause......


TK

 

[nborton]

All I can say is good luck to them........I think 99.9% of the people that sell on ebay could easily show a loss.........and even so, I wonder if/how ebay would handle giving out personal information to people that are not directly bidding or sold you an item.

Very interesting article none the less.....is CA the only state with this "use tax" clause......


TK

We have the same thing here in NC. Then again we have every tax known to man. :lol:

 

[pujolsthomefan33]

All I can say is good luck to them........I think 99.9% of the people that sell on ebay could easily show a loss.........and even so, I wonder if/how ebay would handle giving out personal information to people that are not directly bidding or sold you an item.

Very interesting article none the less.....is CA the only state with this "use tax" clause......


TK

We have the same thing here in NC. Then again we have every tax known to man. :lol:

Well, I can officially say I learned something today. As someone working on there masters for Business Management, I have NEVER heard of this, and I would like to think that I do pay attention and retain all the knowledge I have paid for.......

TK

 

[nborton]

Just thinking about this situation. They should just come up with a standard internet sales tax for the entire country if they realistically want to get the tax from sales. There's no way in the world that every last person is tracking and keeping receipts of purchases they made on the internet. Especially places like craigslist.

The funny thing about that article from the Californian government is that they consider more than 2 sales a year to be a business. I could set up a yard sale and sell more than 2 items. That's pretty dumb.

 

[Craig - 21hawk]

Just thinking about this situation. They should just come up with a standard internet sales tax for the entire country if they realistically want to get the tax from sales. There's no way in the world that every last person is tracking and keeping receipts of purchases they made on the internet. Especially places like craigslist.

The funny thing about that article from the Californian government is that they consider more than 2 sales a year to be a business. I could set up a yard sale and sell more than 2 items. That's pretty dumb.

That would require them to deal with the computer age, and if there is anything we've learned over the last ten years, it's that large entities (be they governments or groups like the RIAA) don't adapt well to the way computers/the internet have changed things.

Craig

 

[pujolsthomefan33]

Just thinking about this situation. They should just come up with a standard internet sales tax for the entire country if they realistically want to get the tax from sales. There's no way in the world that every last person is tracking and keeping receipts of purchases they made on the internet. Especially places like craigslist.

The funny thing about that article from the Californian government is that they consider more than 2 sales a year to be a business. I could set up a yard sale and sell more than 2 items. That's pretty dumb.

Actually, we had a thread on the yard sale tax issue not that long ago, and technically you would owe sales tax if you were 100% going by the book.......

TK

 

[nborton]

Here's an article I found on NC's tax law. Just a quick search for something....

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=17317