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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Excise taxes, what are these, and why are they there?

Posted: 11/1/2004 3:54:32 PM EDT

CMMG states an 11% excise tax for a complete upper and lower being shipped. Is just the lower taxed the 11%? Or is it the entire rifle? Is there any way around this, like ordering upper and lower at seperate times?

Thanks

Posted: 11/1/2004 3:55:59 PM EDT

[#1]

They are taxing you because they are sending you a "complete rifle". Our government taxes any complete rifle. Buy your lower from one place and an upper from another and save yourself 11%.

Posted: 11/1/2004 4:00:01 PM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
They are taxing you because they are sending you a "complete rifle". Our government taxes any complete rifle. Buy your lower from one place and an upper from another and save yourself 11%.hr

Thanks for your input, it's appreciated. Problem is, CMMG sells their lowers for a very cheap price, far under retail, and I haven't found them any cheaper online. If I were to order an upper today, and a lower in a few weeks, from them, would I still be taxed?

Posted: 11/1/2004 4:05:34 PM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
Quoted:
They are taxing you because they are sending you a "complete rifle". Our government taxes any complete rifle. Buy your lower from one place and an upper from another and save yourself 11%.

Thanks for your input, it's appreciated. Problem is, CMMG sells their lowers for a very cheap price, far under retail, and I haven't found them any cheaper online. If I were to order an upper today, and a lower in a few weeks, from them, would I still be taxed?

Have your dealer order the lower, and you order the Upper.

Posted: 11/1/2004 4:15:50 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
They are taxing you because they are sending you a "complete rifle". Our government taxes any complete rifle. Buy your lower from one place and an upper from another and save yourself 11%.hr

Thanks for your input, it's appreciated. Problem is, CMMG sells their lowers for a very cheap price, far under retail, and I haven't found them any cheaper online. If I were to order an upper today, and a lower in a few weeks, from them, would I still be taxed?

Have your dealer order the lower, and you order the Upper.

Thanks a ton for all of your help guys, much appreciated like always.

John

Posted: 11/1/2004 6:42:13 PM EDT

[#5]

Well, you have to have the lower sent to an FFL any way, so just have the upper sent to your home, and not with the lower. Voila, legal tax evasion.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Excise taxes, what are these, and why are they there?

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