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To: ancient_geezer
The tax is not collected on its resale to another individual.

Its price would rise to that comparable to a "new" house that was taxed. (Or the comparable "new" house price would fall). It does not matter whether a tax is collected on it or not.

165 posted on 09/10/2005 6:23:49 PM PDT by GregoryFul
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To: GregoryFul

The tax is not collected on its resale to another individual.

Its price would rise to that comparable to a "new" house that was taxed. (Or the comparable "new" house price would fall). It does not matter whether a tax is collected on it or not.

In which case you would still be made whole as the seller, by receiving the full amount ( market of equivalent new with tax).

What you miss in this is that in the scenario you suggest, it is not government receiving a tax, it is you the owner/seller receiving the fair market value including amounts equivalent to the tax in a newsale situation.

Hence your entire scenario of a loss due to double taxation of a resale residence disappears entirely.

167 posted on 09/10/2005 6:53:16 PM PDT by ancient_geezer (Don't reform it, Replace it!!)
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