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Erie County Assemblyman confronts six percent charity tax ruling
Erie County legislator Assemblyman David S. Hayes fights new state Department of Revenue rules taxing charities churches and volunteer fire companies at six percent. The reform, effective Aug. 16, would remove exemptions for groups like American Red Cross United Way homes for the elderly Boys and Girls Scouts YMCA YWCA and more. Tax would apply to sales by such groups lasting over three days and tied to resale value or auctions. Food sold in church and school buildings remains exempt. Hayes warns a fire company could be taxed for paint used in a social hall but not for engine room paint. He cites fundraising dinners as taxable and says legislation to block the tax is being drafted if re-evaluation fails.
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