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....I run a small hot dog stand in New Hampshire.We have an 8% "rooms and meals" tax...when I sell a hot dog,it is taxable as a "prepared food" but any bagged chips or canned soda is exempt...I have to file my taxes monthly all twelve months unless I operate for less than 5 months which would be a seasonal permit and I could file just for those months...I blew it....closed on December 10th and filed for November (which was due December 15th) and December around the 12th...Forgot to file January.Now, understand that last year my high month was just under 2K in taxable sales and under $160 to the revenue department...A state revenue agent came to my house today-nice guy,who actually drove by my place and knew it was inactive....So we chatted and while he watched I filed January and got my confirmation numbers...But this he told me-the state notified him within 72 hours that I didn't file and that the state was chasing EVERY dime because so many restaurants were already failing...he said he was happy to see my place closed because he was finding so many open non-filers and that most would be gone in 6 months...Things are bad and trending worse.
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