must post sales tax permit in booth!! in NJ.

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Permalink Reply by Daryl Cohen on May 8, 2011 at 5:10pm

Denice, I am just reading an old thread, and see you mention the new Orleans Jazz Fest. Can u tell me what you thought of the show? My husband is from NO and we are  in Tucson, just considering it. Also THANK YOU for being SO complete on ur tthought and information on the Chicage OOAK show. My instincts tell me to run , but it so enticing when you hear some of the figures that people roll around. We do a lot of Nj shows, east coast run in summer. We do S jersey and this year we are going to try a Rose Squared show and a Paragon show in addition to the Jersey shore shows we do. Again, thank you

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Permalink Reply by denice bizot on May 9, 2011 at 7:45pm

 the new orleans jazzfest just ended and i spoke with 3 friends (jewelry) who all posted sales around $10,000.00. if you can get in its a fabulous show, booth fee about $1000.00 will prob rain at least one day, i dont really know the exact number of booths in contemporary section ( there is a louisiana and congo square section also) i think its small like around 110 booths in contemporary for 450,000 fest goers. i know of a wood guy who does 15,000.00 and i did 11,000.00, but not sure of other media. 

 

i just did a morristown NJ show which wasn't good for me. so i go to chicago for the summer...happy selling make lots of money and have fun-

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Permalink Reply by Art on the Lawn: Barbara Berney on February 8, 2011 at 11:50am

I fully expect Illinois will follow suit and squeeze the already suffocating SPs by charging for the privilege of paying them taxes.

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Permalink Reply by Howard Rose on February 8, 2011 at 7:46pm

 A note regarding sales tax payments to new exhibitors: Do not forget to file your quarterly returns even if you had no sales. They get very upset with this. 25 years ago, when we did pottery in Connecticut, I did not file the zero returns. There was a subpoena for my arrest. I wrote a letter back stating I was stupid and please forgive me. I never heard from them about it again. I assume it was tacked up in some office. Don't do what I did! Remember to file, always.

Howard Rose

Rose Squared Productions, Inc.

www.rosesquared.com

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Permalink Reply by Larry Berman on February 8, 2011 at 10:58pm

That was Connecticut. I remember similar stories in New Jersey. State tax people showing up at Craft Producers Flemington fairground and holding vehicles or stock hostage for back payment of taxes in cash.

Larry Berman
Art Show Jury Services
http://BermanGraphics.com
412-401-8100

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Permalink Reply by Chris Hoyt on February 9, 2011 at 7:13am

Larry,

That's just what they are. Stories.

I have dealt with the NJ tax people at a show. We didn't file the previous quarter's return and they showed up at our booth on Friday. This guy who looked like G. Gordon Liddy flashed his gold badge and informed us they didn't get our quarterly return.

He was very professional and told us to file it as soon as we got back home. There would be a fine for not filing but it was only about $50.

There was no demand for back taxes in cash or anything like that.

However... Another exhibitor started giving him an argument. He then threatened to shut the booth down for non payment of taxes.

So. If you ever get confronted by the tax people in New Jersey, be professional and they will be too.

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Permalink Reply by Connie Mettler on February 9, 2011 at 9:01am

I am in total agreement with this. If you do shows in New Jersey make sure you have the license, always file the quarterlies, even if you didn't do any shows there that quarter, and don't suspend your license unless you are sure you are never going back. The tax people in NJ are very thorough and do follow up on collections. Plus, like Chris says, always be polite and tell them of your intentions on paying the tax. This goes not only for NJ but for any state where they show up at your booth to collect sales tax. Politeness and good intent will always pay off in the long run. This applies, as you know, to any time you are dealing with the law, humility and good manners pay off with the traffic police also.

 

I was on a jury last week where someone abused the state trooper verbally, not a good idea, ever.

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Permalink Reply by Geoff Coe on February 9, 2011 at 9:21pm

Connie: What was a state trooper doing at an art show jury?  Or was this a jury trial (in court)?   Either way, I agree with your point...just curious!

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Permalink Reply by Connie Mettler on February 9, 2011 at 9:35pm

funny....actually two weeks ago I was on a jury for a criminal case...then last week I was on the jury for an art fair...its been a strange month. There were no state troopers at the latter jury.

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Permalink Reply by Art on the Lawn: Barbara Berney on February 8, 2011 at 11:33pm

Howard, at the beginning, I did the same thing here in Illinois.

The other day, I got a letter saying that I was late with my payment and assessing me a penalty. Thank goodness I saved my payment confirmation as a pdf! I faxed it to them and have heard nothing back. Electronic filing is great, but you still need to back up everything and save your confirmations!

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Permalink Reply by Barbara Poole on April 22, 2011 at 9:52pm

I did Craftsmorristown, the Holiday show. If you contact the tax department in NJ you can register as a seasonal business, and there is no fee. You just send them your collected sales tax within 30 days. The fee is if you are registering as a permanent business in NJ.

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