Iowa Puts A Tax On Pumpkins
by Anorak | 31st, October 2007
A TAX on pumpkins – so long as you donl;t eat them – in the US of A:
The Iowa Department of Revenue, often accused of trying to squeeze blood out of turnips, is now searching for pennies in pumpkins.
A new department policy this year has made Halloween jack-o’-lanterns subject to the state sales tax, and many Iowa pumpkin growers are feeling tricked.
Is there room in the patch for both the Great Pumpkin and the tax man on this Halloween night?
“I don’t mind paying taxes, but let’s get real here, people,” said Bob Kautz, owner of the Buffalo Pumpkin Patch in Buffalo, Ia., about eight miles west of Davenport.
Unless you eat them? Who eats them?
Posted: 31st, October 2007 | In: Reviews Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
