Recording transactions which will be taxed in the future

Ken Restivo ken at restivo.org
Wed May 19 23:42:32 EDT 2004


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On Mon, May 17, 2004 at 10:22:59PM -0400, Jean-David Beyer wrote:

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> 
> If I take a trip and eat in restaurants (taxable in NJ), and gain 10 
> pounds, I am bringing that excess fat back to New Jersey. Do I pay tax on 
> those meals if they were not taxed where I ate them? While this is not a 
> completely serious question, you can see how hopeless the whole thing is.
> 

"Would that, then, be a sin, Father?"

I laugued out loud for about 5 minutes at thean image of NJ taxpayers 
sitting there over their accounting records, reciting the George Carlin 
"Heavy Mysteries" routine from the "Class Clown" record.

"...but then you cross the International Date Line..."

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