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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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grannyring
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Quote below from your link. Just retail sales. Show me where is says used goods sold by folks not running a retail business? 

“Generally, the sales tax applies to the retail sale of tangible personal property and certain services such as lodging services, telecommunications services and installation and repair of tangible personal property. “
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cleeds
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grannyring
Show me where is says used goods sold by folks not running a retail business?
Most states have exemptions for things such as yard sales, including Tennessee. But your claim was:
.... Used stuff, less cars in some instances, not taxed in TN and many states ...
... and that is simply false. You'll find no such exemption in Tennessee or in most (if not all) other states.
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Seems true unless you are a business. We common folk selling on Craigs List, yard sales, Facebook buy sell trade, AudioGon etc.., pay and change no tax.  
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You think your over tax in USA ? In Canada, biggest liars and thieves on the planet . Not to mention they have some of the stupid bastards on earth! Tell them to go to Hell,
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cleeds
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grannyring
Seems true unless you are a business. We common folk selling on Craigs List, yard sales, Facebook buy sell trade, AudioGon etc.., pay and change no tax.
 Apparently you haven't bothered to read the OP, because he was charged the tax. As I noted, used items in Tennessee are not exempt from sales tax and when the tax is not collected, a companion "use tax" can be assessed by the state.

Here's what the OP asked:
Are you required to pay tax on a used amp or other used items? Has anyone else encountered this?
The answer is clearly, "yes." And that's why he received the tax bill.
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