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| From the Texas Tribune |
The Texas Tea Party have mastered the art of taxation without looking like they are taxing. Drive on a toll road and you are taxed. Buy a fishing or hunting license, taxed. Many of these taxes are cleverly called "fees". They are called fees because the attention span of most tea baggers is about the same as the lifespan of a love bug on a highway.
Now the tea baggers of the Texas Legislature has levied a tax on oil changes. Many new car dealers offer free oil changes for the first 2 years or more as an incentive to buy. Now these services are now taxed. From an email from Honda:
October 20, 2014
Dear Life Time and Gold Key Oil Change Customers,
Recently the State Of Texas reviewed the lack of sales tax collected on our programs. They have now determined that the recipient of these services must be charged tax.
Honda of Clear Lake continues to pay for 100% of the parts and labor as per the program guidelines. The consumer however, must pay sales tax on the cost of the parts but is exempt from tax on the labor.
The sales tax will be nominal, currently between $1.65 and $2.07 per oil change, and must be collected upon services rendered. This change to invoices will be effective January 1, 2015.
We apologize for the short notice however this was unforeseen and out of our control.
Regards,You have been fee-ed. And tea bagged.
Your Service Management Staff
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