A friend forwarded me the following picture of a receipt from Cabela's in Texas. The purchase was made after 01/01/2013, and as you can see the total tax is broken down to State Tax and Medical Excise Tax. Here's the receipt...

 

 

Is this a result of Obamacare? Is this even real, or a very good Photoshop effort? Anyone purchased anything after the New Year at Cabela's in Hamburg, PA? Just wondering if this what we're in for. Hey, we're already the most highly taxed state in the nation, what's another 2.3% on purchases?

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Medical-Device-Excise-Tax:-Frequently-Asked-Questions

 

 

Medical Device Excise Tax: Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. What is the medical device excise tax?

A1. Section 4191 of the Internal Revenue Code imposes an excise tax on the sale of certain medical devices by the manufacturer or importer of the device.

Q2. When does the tax go into effect?

A2. The tax applies to sales of taxable medical devices after Dec. 31, 2012.

Q3. How much is the tax?

A3. The tax is 2.3 percent of the sale price of the taxable medical device. See Chapter 5 of IRSPublication 510, Excise Taxes, and Notice 2012-77 for additional information on the determination of sale price.

If it is real you're telling me Obama has a financial incentive to keeping our sport legal and thriving. Just my .02

Probably a mistake. All the gun forums and right leaning sites are aflame with this one...so it's probably not true. heh.

What medical devices did he buy at Cabela's?

Maybe they're considering a rifle a medical device when the death panels are ready to write you off. It's a euthanizer.

It's not a tax on sporting goods. It is a tax on any sort of medical device. I'm trying to find a definitive list, but I just keep getting spun in circles. First thing that comes to mind are things like band aids. From what I've gathered so far, it will also tax just about anything in a hospital.

OK, now I'm not sure why he got this tax. This tax shouldn't affect most people directly. It is intended for medical supplies to be used almost 90% of the time in a hospital. Retail items aren't to be taxed. Anything sold in bulk or to the general public is supposed to be excluded. Therefore, there is nothing you can buy at Cabela's that would fall under this tax.

i work for a medical device company. all our new sales starting '13 will have a tax. not sure if we are passing it along to the hospitals and consumers yet, or if we're gonna eat it. (ps: we do have a lobbying firm in DC working for us).

I just want to know why we are taxing medical devices, when we should be focusing on what to do to lower the cost of medical devices...

 

Slimy if you ask me... "lets put a tax on a class of items that people NEED to buy... yea like something medical!"

Awesome. My GF is a type 1 diabetic and her insurance just stopped covering a lot of the supplies, to the tune of $1000 more out of pocket per month. Guess we have to add another $25 to that.

 

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I just want to know why we are taxing medical devices, when we should be focusing on what to do to lower the cost of medical devices...

 

Slimy if you ask me... "lets put a tax on a class of items that people NEED to buy... yea like something medical!"

 

What's worse is that medical companies are already talking about laying people off and raising the cost of production because they expect a lower rate of purchase. Talk about really F-ing up the system...but hey it's supposed to "generate $20 billion in tax revenue over 10 years".

It's just a photoshop, right guys? ...Guys?

It's just a photoshop, right guys? ...Guys?

 

I hope that photo was not an xray, it will cost you another 2.3%

I'm going to believe that's just a POS (Point of Sale) coding error at Cabela's unless I see more evidence/examples.

Smells Bogus to me---

I'm going to believe that's just a POS (Point of Sale) coding error at Cabela's unless I see more evidence/examples.

Smells Bogus to me---

 

I posted a link to the bill describing everything. While It shouldn't be on the receipt, it is not false in terms of existence.

I posted a link to the bill describing everything. While It shouldn't be on the receipt, it is not false in terms of existence.

 

Which I read, understand that it exists, understand that it applies to medical devices, fail to see how anything on the receipt image could be considered a medical device and will therefore believe to be a coding error in Cabela's systems.

Which I read, understand that it exists, understand that it applies to medical devices, fail to see how anything on the receipt image could be considered a medical device and will therefore believe to be a coding error in Cabela's systems.

 

+1 exactly.

Which I read, understand that it exists, understand that it applies to medical devices, fail to see how anything on the receipt image could be considered a medical device and will therefore believe to be a coding error in Cabela's systems.

 

Hence, this:

While It shouldn't be on the receipt, it is not false in terms of existence.

Yes, I am aware of the Obamacare medical device tax, apparently many on this forum are not. There's other surprises as well, no one should be, well, surprised, that Obamacare will affect a lot of things that weren't well publicized. Else it would not have passed. Ge used to it, Obamacare isn't going anywhere.

 

As far as the surtax being applied to a Cbelas purchase, I think it's either Bogus Gimp-shop or an error. I rememeber some sort of 'shopping of a restaurant reciept awhile back that cause a stir--

 

I posted a link to the bill describing everything. While It shouldn't be on the receipt, it is not false in terms of existence.

Those #s are not added into the total..

 

although they can reflect additional charges that may have been added to items and they want you to know..

Yes, I am aware of the Obamacare medical device tax, apparently many on this forum are not. There's other surprises as well, no one should be, well, surprised, that Obamacare will affect a lot of things that weren't well publicized. Else it would not have passed. Ge used to it, Obamacare isn't going anywhere.

 

As far as the surtax being applied to a Cbelas purchase, I think it's either Bogus Gimp-shop or an error. I rememeber some sort of 'shopping of a restaurant reciept awhile back that cause a stir--

 

Nancy Pelosi

We have to pass the bill so you can know what's in it.

 

Stupid f*cking c*nt.

The excise tax applies to device manufactures. It's a tax on their top lines, not on the end user (although it will likely be passed on). Looks like a fake or a joke...

 

 

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Both Dems and Repubs are talking about stopping this this tax because they are being lobbied by the industry. I say the Republicans shouldn't go along with that. The Dems passed it without any Repub votes, let them stand behind their votes. If they were too stupid to read the bill or didn't care at the time, tough shit. You reap what you sow. The only thing the Repubs should do is offer full repeal and start over or eat shit.

Pizza Bob.... is this real? I can believe it.

 

Part of Obamacare are new taxes.... including a 2.8% tax on investments and more taxes on businesses to pay for obamacare.... A few businesses made the announcement that they would be passing on that tax to the consumer.

 

I did a summary on all the new taxes today.

 

http://www.maksfs.com/so-long-fiscal-cliff-financial-planning-clarity-on-taxes-for-2013-and-beyond/

Pizza Bob.... is this real? I can believe it.

 

Part of Obamacare are new taxes.... including a 2.8% tax on investments and more taxes on businesses to pay for obamacare.... A few businesses made the announcement that they would be passing on that tax to the consumer.

 

I did a summary on all the new taxes today.

 

http://www.maksfs.co...013-and-beyond/

 

Maks:

 

I don't know, that's why I posted it to see if anybody had a similar experience at the Cabela's here. I would imagine a national chain would implement something like this chainwide. Makes no sense, in light of what was purchased (looks like a folding 10/22 stock and a Ruger case), but who knows?

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

It may also be something in the Texas rules. a VAT type tax is not unheard of, or may be used to fund something else. I will see about reaching out to any of my clients in Texas to find out.

Seems legit. I checked it out on snopes:

 

http://www.snopes.co...dicaldevice.asp

 

**UPDATE** I just spoke with a friend in PA who was at Cabelas this morning. There isn't a Medical Tax on his receipt.

I was in San Fransisco a few years ago, and went to a restaurant to get dinner. When we got the bill, in addition to the CA sales tax and county sales tax, there was a "health tax" on the bill. I don't know what that was about, but I thought that was one more reason not to go back there.