Re: installathon update

["David O. Torrey, Jr." <tj@xxxxxxx>]

Technically, if a purchase is made on behalf of the university with
the expectation of reimbursement, you shouldn't pay sales tax.  There
are cards that we use with the university's tax-exempt number on them.
How the actual transaction is handled depends on the vendor and their
bookkeeping system.

USG may be willing/able to make an exception, but don't be surprised if
they won't or can't.  The reasoning is that Mary and Adam didn't "have to"
pay tax when they purchased the drives, since it was for the university.

Thanks,
Dave

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On Wed, 13 Oct 2004, Paul Schou wrote:

> Kyle,
>
> On Wed, 13 Oct 2004, Kyle Schneider wrote:
> > Adam and Mary had to pay tax when they bought the stuff, they should
> > get reimbursed for what they spent.
>
> I agree, but we have to tell USG either way.
>
> - Paul Schou
> Guardian of Data
>