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Sleep Shopping?
Nov. 9th, 2011 05:36 pmThe good folks at the Office of the Comptroller of Maryland, Compliance Programs, Business Nexus Unit, have sent me an interesting letter.
Apparently, they've been told of a purchase for $739.96 made on 5/26/08 by me at Ira Wood & Sons of Owensboro, KY. Maryland believes I owe them $44.40 for our 6% sales tax on that purchase.
The snag is that I have no idea what they're talking about. The firm sells home furnishings, according to their web site. I've never heard of them before. I have no record in my credit card statements or checkbook for any purchase remotely that large 60 days before or after 5/26/08. In short, it would seem there's either an error in processing somewhere, fraudulent accounting or I've been purchasing stuff in my sleep while simultaneously erasing my own paper trail.
I've left telephone messages with both the vendor and the tax office asking for more information.
Apparently, they've been told of a purchase for $739.96 made on 5/26/08 by me at Ira Wood & Sons of Owensboro, KY. Maryland believes I owe them $44.40 for our 6% sales tax on that purchase.
The snag is that I have no idea what they're talking about. The firm sells home furnishings, according to their web site. I've never heard of them before. I have no record in my credit card statements or checkbook for any purchase remotely that large 60 days before or after 5/26/08. In short, it would seem there's either an error in processing somewhere, fraudulent accounting or I've been purchasing stuff in my sleep while simultaneously erasing my own paper trail.
I've left telephone messages with both the vendor and the tax office asking for more information.
