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> Oy vey. I don't know how serious this is but it's not a great look. Is this kind of thing common in the art world? Sure. The British museum used to be fairly

> Oy vey. I don't know how serious this is but it's not a great look. Is this kind of thing common in the art world? Sure. The British museum used to be fairly brazen about the fact that they'd loot less-developed countries for cultural artifacts. Who do you think used to sponsor archaeology expeditions? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Museum#Controversies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Museum#Controversies

triceratops 6y ago
Err... my comment was referring to the sales tax evasion. I'm aware that the looting of cultural artifacts is an age-old practice, that's only recently been legislated against.
- dmurray 6y ago
  If your New York business sells something to someone in Oklahoma, you don't have to charge NY sales tax. That's not controversial or a grey area (edit: until 2018). I don't know exactly how they structured this transaction, but if it ended up in Oklahoma it seems to be within the spirit of the law.
  - triceratops 6y ago
    > If your New York business sells something to someone in Oklahoma, you don't have to charge NY sales tax Are you sure about that? It seems that at least online businesses don't work that way.[1] 1. https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/self-employment-taxes/sales-tax-101-for-online-sellers/L4uTQCaIx https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/self-employment-taxes/s...
    - dmurray 6y ago
      I'm not an expert, but that link seems to agree with me (note we are talking about a transaction circa 2014). > If your business has a physical presence, or “nexus”, in a state, you must collect applicable sales taxes from online customers in that state. > If you do not have a physical presence, you generally do not have to collect sales tax for online sales. However, in June of 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that will likely change this exemption to collecting sales tax.
      - triceratops 6y ago
        Ah got it. It may have been legal at the time.
      - dagnabbit 6y ago
        The buyer is still responsible for paying a 'use tax' in that case (which is typically identical to the sales tax rate).
    - rpm91 6y ago
      This is referring to the sales tax in the buyer's state. I'm not aware of any state that requires sales tax in the seller's state for orders that were not made or received in that state.
- thaumasiotes 6y ago
  > Err... my comment was referring to the sales tax evasion. It's not immediately clear to me why, when someone in Oklahoma City purchases an object from someone in London, anyone should be paying a New York sales tax.
nelaboras 6y ago
Different times and rules. Britain robbed it's colonies and exploited their people. Doesn't mean the British museum would still do this today (but I'd also not exclude it). In contrast some countries like Germany have started actively bringing cultural heritage back to its home (often against the institutions currently holding them).

triceratops 6y ago

Err... my comment was referring to the sales tax evasion. I'm aware that the looting of cultural artifacts is an age-old practice, that's only recently been legislated against.

dmurray 6y ago
If your New York business sells something to someone in Oklahoma, you don't have to charge NY sales tax. That's not controversial or a grey area (edit: until 2018). I don't know exactly how they structured this transaction, but if it ended up in Oklahoma it seems to be within the spirit of the law.
- triceratops 6y ago
  > If your New York business sells something to someone in Oklahoma, you don't have to charge NY sales tax Are you sure about that? It seems that at least online businesses don't work that way.[1] 1. https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/self-employment-taxes/sales-tax-101-for-online-sellers/L4uTQCaIx https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/self-employment-taxes/s...
  - dmurray 6y ago
    I'm not an expert, but that link seems to agree with me (note we are talking about a transaction circa 2014). > If your business has a physical presence, or “nexus”, in a state, you must collect applicable sales taxes from online customers in that state. > If you do not have a physical presence, you generally do not have to collect sales tax for online sales. However, in June of 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that will likely change this exemption to collecting sales tax.
    - triceratops 6y ago
      Ah got it. It may have been legal at the time.
    - dagnabbit 6y ago
      The buyer is still responsible for paying a 'use tax' in that case (which is typically identical to the sales tax rate).
  - rpm91 6y ago
    This is referring to the sales tax in the buyer's state. I'm not aware of any state that requires sales tax in the seller's state for orders that were not made or received in that state.
thaumasiotes 6y ago
> Err... my comment was referring to the sales tax evasion. It's not immediately clear to me why, when someone in Oklahoma City purchases an object from someone in London, anyone should be paying a New York sales tax.

nelaboras 6y ago

Different times and rules. Britain robbed it's colonies and exploited their people. Doesn't mean the British museum would still do this today (but I'd also not exclude it). In contrast some countries like Germany have started actively bringing cultural heritage back to its home (often against the institutions currently holding them).