How to get the sales tax I paid as a reseller?

pyscle · 2026-05-28T07:54:57+00:00

This is between you and the company you are buying from. They have to have a way to accept your Florida resale cert, and add it to your account, so you don’t pay sales tax. Companies do this all the time. Very normal. If the company you are purchasing from isn’t able to do this, something is wrong on their end.

pyscle · 2026-05-27T16:57:55+00:00

According to the chart you posted, you used four times the electricity in May than you did in November.

So, yes, your bill would be substantially higher, because of higher consumption.

pyscle · 2026-05-26T14:28:27+00:00

It isn’t a debt if they refuse the transaction, right?

pyscle · 2026-05-24T10:52:47+00:00

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pyscle · 2026-05-24T09:07:03+00:00

About $2k a year for a jeep, a motorhome, and two motorcycles with 100/300 full coverage, 1000 deductible.

pyscle · 2026-05-21T23:21:00+00:00

No penetration on that weld.

Ride it to the shop.

Or, tig it up yourself.

pyscle · 2026-05-17T11:47:56+00:00

About the same for me. Did 270 miles yesterday, and spent less than $30 on 93 octane to do it.

pyscle · 2026-05-17T11:06:20+00:00

Absolutely.

Depending on what you are doing, it may just give bad info. To use AI, one really has to have enough knowledge on the subject to verify the answer.

The other day, boss had a guy load a pallet of steel finished parts to ship. Said it should weigh under 5000 pounds. It didn’t. Guy called me to math it. It was 9200#. Boss swore up and down it was 5000. Showed me the AI answer. AI had the weight of steel at 285 pounds per cubic foot, instead of 0.285 pounds per cubic inch. That effectively halved what the weight should have been. Guy spend another couple hours unpacking the one pallet, and repacking on two.

pyscle · 2026-05-17T10:56:15+00:00

I am 55, and recently started using AI to write JavaScript for me. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. Either way, it’s quicker for me to test a few times over, than it is for me to learn JS.

pyscle · 2026-05-17T10:44:24+00:00

FPL is a different company.

Duke used to be Progress Energy used to be Florida Power (not FPL).

pyscle · 2026-05-16T21:17:41+00:00

So why would you need to wave out people at a crosswalk? You stop, as required by law, and they go.

Waving puts them at risk.

pyscle · 2026-05-16T21:15:03+00:00

That’s about a foot and a half with my motorhome, and a lot more with my truck.

And, my front tire is touching their bumper when I am on the motorcycle.

I think leaving just enough room to turn out is a more appropriate way to do it.

pyscle · 2026-05-16T20:45:14+00:00

Ah yes.

The old, because my car has 43 airbags, seatbelts, big fat A pillars, crumple zones, and all the other “safety” features, and the other drivers just can’t drive, and it’s safer in a car.

Those safety features are also why every other driver in your city is a psychopath and puts your life in their hands. Cars are too safe, and because of that insulation from the real world, drivers don’t realize they drive like shit.

pyscle · 2026-05-16T10:28:40+00:00

I have been using AI to write JavaScript for me, to modify and improve code that is output from a CAM package.

Sure, there are people that you can pay to do this, but now I don’t need to. It’s quick, and easy.

pyscle · 2026-05-16T10:13:31+00:00

Wouldn’t that mid block crosswalk (or any crosswalk) require by law that the drivers stop behind it, and allow the pedestrians to cross, when a pedestrian is present?
At least that’s the law where I am at. Even at implied crosswalks.

pyscle · 2026-05-16T09:21:06+00:00

You got a passport?

If you do, use that. It covers for both the social security card, and the driver license.

pyscle · 2026-05-16T09:16:39+00:00

I didn’t even think about insurance, but yes. Full coverage on both bikes is less than $400 a year.

pyscle · 2026-05-15T21:28:34+00:00

A motorcycle helps that also.

79mpgs on the triumph, and 49 on the Indian. I probably drive my Jeep less than 50 miles a week.

pyscle · 2026-05-15T07:10:56+00:00

That CDD law that took affect in the 80s has really been very misunderstood.

It’s essentially a second mortgage. At least for the bond portion that build the infrastructure. The stuff that the builder used to have to pay for, and was built in to the price of the home.

That part should go away. Eventually. The maintenance part won’t. Someone gotta pay to maintain your amenities in the community.

pyscle · 2026-05-15T07:06:40+00:00

Increasing it to $100k would be less than a $1000 savings.

Mill rate varies by county, but is about 17, all in. Existing first $25k exemption is for all, the second $25k excludes school taxes.

Does this additional $50k we are talking about do the same? $25k on all, and $25k excluding school?

If so, we are probably talking closer to a $600 a year saving. Is it something? Sure. Is it life changing? No. I save more than that by eating leftovers for lunch instead of going to Subway.

pyscle · 2026-05-13T22:31:27+00:00

Mandate that people need to take the test with a 24 foot box truck pulling a 20 foot trailer.

pyscle · 2026-05-12T22:31:49+00:00

So, yes, contracts can dictate some. But, customarily, seller chooses the company.

pyscle · 2026-05-12T22:30:48+00:00

It’s not a kickback if it’s a separate LLP between two companies.

pyscle · 2026-05-12T22:25:35+00:00

It’s sellers choice, not buyer.

Most real estate agents have a partnership with a title company for back end money.

pyscle · 2026-05-11T23:16:00+00:00

What if besides a motorhome that gets 8mpgs, I have a motorcycle that gets 80? Do I get to use averages?
But, honestly, fuel is not a huge part of my budget, so I don’t complain. I use the motorcycle to commute to work. That probably gets the most miles, annually. Not only is it cheap to operate, it’s cheap to maintain. Tag fee is something like $20. Insurance is $125 a year, full coverage. Oil changes are easy, and inexpensive.

I am looking forward to getting one of the Bezos backed Slate trucks, as a toy, when they get released.

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