Received a Bill for State Tax on An Amp Bought in Canada Last Year


Wow! The envelope said “Dept of Revenue” so I figured it may be my car tags due. I opened the envelope to find a statement that I owed $665 for “use tax” on an amp I bought last year in June.  Shocked is an understatement. Yes, I bought a used amp from a guy in Canada through A’gon. But I paid the tariff on it. Now they also want tax.  However, the amount they are basing it on is over double what I paid for the amp. But had to send it to Don Sachs for repair a few months later. So I wonder if they are seeing that as a separate purchase rather than a repair. They even charged me $43 interest which is more ridiculous IMO.
So the question...Are you required  to pay tax on a used amp or other used  items? Has anyone else encountered this? Yes, I know the states are cracking down on the sales tax. But on used items? Wow

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  • Frank, did you not get the message?

Did you not read my last post? Check out the note at the end. 

Getting back on topic ... Why should the State of California charge me for something I bought in another state and had no connection to California other than it crossed state lines via the USPS or UPS? 

Frank
Give it a rest Frank or you'll give Admin the impression that since she's a woman, you won't listen.

If it crosses the state line then it has a connection to the state unless you're advocating for a more federal system without state borders. If you find the laws of the state you're in onerous then change them or move. How about you move to a red southern state without all those nasty "progressives" where you can be free from the nonsense of California, I know how about Tennessee?