>From Tamara in TN: This morning from the commissioner of Agriculture himself as Calvin spoke to him on the phone:
as of Jan 1 2008 hay purchased in the state of Tennessee and sold without presentation of the new Farmers Tax Exempt certificate, is in fact to be taxed at the rate of 9.75%...or be subject to audit and fine by Tn Dept of Revenue this applies to all hays grown on site or imported from other states,to backyard farmers or real brokers,rounds or compressed and everything in between... we hope for better news when the Ag Committe meets early next week, however for now things are the way they are... if you are in TN or in a neighboring state, please pass this on and around... we are uncertain how hays sold outside the state and brought in will be affected or how delivered to buyers from outside of TN will be affected, but as it stands hay sold untaxed in the state, with out presented certificate, is an illegal sale. When we have official word from Nashville on Tues we will notify the out of state customers as to how this will affect you as well. thanks Tamara Howard www.productionacres.com
