21% Excise Tax? > Build It Yourself

Posted: 2/12/2006 1:32:51 PM EDT

I am new to AR's and am looking to build my first. I was reading in the DPMS Catalog that combining a lower and an upper will result in a 21% excise tax? Does this mean if a buy a lower and an upper and assemble them, I will be charged this tax. Just a little bit confused. If anyone has a better explantion of this, that would be great.

Thanks
Chip

Posted: 2/12/2006 1:42:38 PM EDT

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I am new to AR's and am looking to build my first. I was reading in the DPMS Catalog that combining a lower and an upper will result in a 21% excise tax? Does this mean if a buy a lower and an upper and assemble them, I will be charged this tax. Just a little bit confused. If anyone has a better explantion of this, that would be great.

Thanks
Chip

No, you will not be charged the tax. That only applies to manufacturers building complete rifles.

Posted: 2/12/2006 2:02:52 PM EDT

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only if it was done at the factory or manu.

Posted: 2/13/2006 6:33:12 AM EDT

[#3]

Per ATF website, the excise tax is 11% not 21% for long guns.

Posted: 2/13/2006 7:54:27 AM EDT

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I am new to AR's and am looking to build my first. I was reading in the DPMS Catalog that combining a lower and an upper will result in a 21% excise tax? Does this mean if a buy a lower and an upper and assemble them, I will be charged this tax. Just a little bit confused. If anyone has a better explantion of this, that would be great.

Thanks
Chip

If you order them at the same time, you will be charged the additional fee. FET is 11%, but if DPMS wants to charge more, I guess they can, it just isn't all for the tax fees.

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