There are one order and six determinations to report here. In the aggregate the six determinations make up 18 pages of jurisprudence, and all six end with, “It is ORDERED, on the motion.
I missed posting the May 4 edition of TiNY. I summarize the three timies that hit the DTA’s website on “Star Wars Day,” below. I couldn’t cover those cases that week because I was too.
pro se; Articles 28 and 29 (by Chris Doyle)
This is the second order issued in this case. My tongue-in-cheek write-up of the first order may be found here. In essence, Petitioner thinks he is not required to pay sales or use tax on a truck and trailer he purchased and/or registered in New York. Petitioner’s primary basis for the claimed exemption is that he is a tax-exempt “Moorish-American.” I have read all of Articles 28 and 29 and have not found anything supporting Petitioner’s claimed exemption. But maybe if he were the ambassador to the US (or the UN) from Moor-America and the truck/trailer was consulate property he’d have a case under some treaty.