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Date:         Fri, 3 May 1996 12:46:59 MST
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Mike White" <MIKE.WHITE@law.utah.edu>
Subject:      '57 Taxed to Death! [F]

It's time to register the Pioneer! (Yes, we've been together for a year already)

I open the Motor Vechile Registration packet and look at my tax.

$14.50 registration fee $198.88 property tax

$213.38 TOTAL

After I was revived by CPR, I looked over the form. The Tax assesment value on my bus was $11640.00!!!

I only wish it was worth that. So anyway I called up the motor vehicle division:

"Umm, I think the tax estimate is wrong on my car."

"Well, sir, the value on the form is not the market value, it is a _depreciated_ value."

"No, I think the estimated value is way too high."

"Oh... What's your plate number?"

...

"Now what year is your car?"

"57."

"It is a DELIVERY VEHICLE?"

"NO!, it is a little volkswagen bus."

"A school bus?"

"NO! A Volkswagen bus."

"Oh. You mean one of those little Volkswagen Vans?"

"YES! One of those little vans."

"Well those aren't very big are they?"

"No it's not big. Definately not a commercial delevery van!"

"Ok, one sec."

<Obligatory 10 minute government pause>

"Ok, your tax will be $9.50"

<SIGH OF RELIEF>

"Good! Thank you very much!"

And so that's my Little Tax Story for the day...

- Mike White

[Mail: mike.white@law.utah.edu - mwhite@eng.utah.edu] Visit my '57 23-Window VW BUS at: [http://cloud8.law.utah.edu/]


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