"Dad, why are they charging us tax?" my son asked.
"Hmm?" I hadn't been paying attention, but I didn't know how much his Subway sandwich cost and the total for both of us wasn't out of line.
"There's no sales tax on Saipan," I finally said.
"No, I saw sixty-one cents for tax on the register," he insisted.
There it was on the receipt: BGRT .61. The gross receipts tax is five percent, but that seems a little sneaky, especially when they're advertising their pre-tax prices to draw us in.
Now I'm wondering if there are other businesses treating the BGRT as a sales tax. I normally check my receipts and haven't noticed it.
It's a small thing anyway, and not likely to keep me away. Still, here's the Kingston Trio chestnut M.T.A. in honor of the Garapan Subway.
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5 comments:
Thanks, I needed a little laughter from Boston tonight, as the pitching has been a joke.
There are alot. I know I look a little foolish not being able to name one right now.. but over the past year I've seen it listed seperately on my receipt quite a number of times.
I was showing my son some old novelty songs on the internet.
A little honesty in receipts-ville is refreshing. When an entity takes a 5% cut off the top, every business should disclose it as such.
That part's true enough, but they're advertising the lower price. That's not honesty.
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