Suppressor question for the FL guys

tmorone · February 11, 2012, 08:52 PM

Hopefully someone in here knows the answer to this one-

I just ordered a couple of cans from a company in Texas, and they're currently getting form 3'ed to a dealer here in Tampa. Whenever I've purchased actual firearms from out of state and had an FFL transfer them, Florida laws have required me to pay sales tax. I THINK that's due to it being an actual firearm.

I'm praying that law doesn't apply to suppressors also, anyone know if it does?

Thanks.

Willie Lowman · February 11, 2012, 09:08 PM

Did you buy them from the company in Texas yourself of are you paying your dealer for them? That will determine if you pay sales tax or not.

Of course your home state will ask if you bought anything from out of state when you file your taxes next year and it will be up to you to be honest about those silencers that you didn't want to pay sales tax on...

rjrivero · February 11, 2012, 11:09 PM

According to the NFA 5320.8 silencers ARE firearms. Defined so in chapter 2.

tmorone · February 12, 2012, 10:16 AM

I paid the guy in Texas for them, but since it looks like they're defined as firearms I'll be paying sales tax on them for 'importing' into Florida.

Thanks guys

February 11, 2012, 08:52 PM	#1
tmorone Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 2010 Posts: 221	Suppressor question for the FL guys Hopefully someone in here knows the answer to this one- I just ordered a couple of cans from a company in Texas, and they're currently getting form 3'ed to a dealer here in Tampa. Whenever I've purchased actual firearms from out of state and had an FFL transfer them, Florida laws have required me to pay sales tax. I THINK that's due to it being an actual firearm. I'm praying that law doesn't apply to suppressors also, anyone know if it does? Thanks.

February 11, 2012, 09:08 PM	#2
Willie Lowman Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2009 Location: Uh-Hi-O Posts: 3,006	Did you buy them from the company in Texas yourself of are you paying your dealer for them? That will determine if you pay sales tax or not. Of course your home state will ask if you bought anything from out of state when you file your taxes next year and it will be up to you to be honest about those silencers that you didn't want to pay sales tax on... __________________ "9mm has a very long history of being a pointy little bullet moving quickly" --Sevens

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February 11, 2012, 11:09 PM	#3
rjrivero Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2008 Location: NW Ohio Posts: 1,399	According to the NFA 5320.8 silencers ARE firearms. Defined so in chapter 2.

February 12, 2012, 10:16 AM	#4
tmorone Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 2010 Posts: 221	I paid the guy in Texas for them, but since it looks like they're defined as firearms I'll be paying sales tax on them for 'importing' into Florida. Thanks guys