Gary Jackson: Fire When Ready Pottery
A Chicago potter’s somewhat slanted view of clay & play
Categories: art fair, process

I finally sat down and figured out my Retail Sales Tax.
Another annual tradition…  ouch!

Thanks to all of my customers who stopped by and bought lots of pots this year.
Thanks to everyone who didn’t complain (too much) about the extraordinary
percentage I need to add to every purchase for the Department of Revenue.

But seriously, c’mon… now “logically” I understand that all of that sales tax “money”
I get over the year is really not my money, and never was. It’s just been adding up
and “hangin’ out” in my account for awhile. But it’s still a little painful every time
I have to sit down, calculate some numbers… and then write “that” big check... ouch!

2 Comments

January 17th, 2010

I know what you mean. I did the tax thing tonight. The funds kind of got used to living in my account. But if you had to write a big check, congratulations!

January 18th, 2010

HEY ANNE – Thanks… I think?!!!
After figuring it all out, adding it up, and paying for both the “belated” 3rd quarter AND the 4th quarter sales taxes… it was a little painful. Especially both at the same time!!! Ouch… but I guess that is a good sign that I did sell “a few pots” along the way last year. I hope you had a good year too!!! Time to start applying to shows for this summer… and the fun begins once again!!!

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