Parent-teacher organizations around the state received some surprising news this month: They need to start collecting sales tax.
For years Maryland has required parent-teacher organizations to collect sales and use taxes during fundraisers and food sales. But the Maryland Parent Teacher Association didn’t know about the requirement and not all parent-teacher organizations were doing it, said Ray Leone, president-elect of Maryland PTA.
“Maryland PTA didn’t get the memo,” Leone said. “So for five years, we’ve been doing it wrong.”
No exact figures were available on the back taxes owed. That would require an extensive audit of all parent-teacher organizations in the state, said Caron Brace, media relations specialist for the Comptroller of Maryland’s Office.
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4 comments:
Therefore, we will no longer support PTA!
Looks like PTA is going to be losing some fundraising money. MD will tax you for the air you breathe once they figure out how to do it! Then they will lose all their tourist money as well.
The government should be (but never is) ashamed. They spend so much of OUR money that they cannot fund the schools or their activities. When grass roots organizations step in, the FIRST thing they look at is "what can we TAX??" Thats how they think they "serve" us!! I can already see "teams" of tax agents spreading out across the state to begin "Operation Storm Trooper", where every PTA will be forced to audit themselves and report how much back taxes they owe and their plan to pay them. With, of course, the ever-present fines, fees, surcharges, new reporting documents and the necessary new departments to track, monitor, and fine the violators. Tax agents are drooling at the chance to get on one of the "Bust the PTA" squads. Every day, more and more regular citizens are becoming just plain fed up. And our leaders don't think that frustraion will ever blow up in their face. Riiiiight.
There goes the PTA's and I can't blame them.
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