Greene tapped for tax committee
State Rep. Gerald Greene (D-Cuthbert) has been named to the House All-terrain Vehicle Sales and Use Tax Study Committee by House Speaker Glenn Richardson (R-Hiram). The committee is charged with studying the conditions, needs, issues, and problems concerning all terrain vehicles and why they are not titled in Georgia, a fact that makes the imposition of sales and use taxes on such vehicles difficult when they are purchased out of state.
According to HR 1563, which creates the study committee, dealers in states bordering Georgia heavily advertise to Georgia consumers that they do not have to pay Georgia taxes on the purchase of an ATV in those states. It is common knowledge that such vehicles are being sold to Georgia residents in large numbers without legal Georgia taxes being paid. Not only is the state losing a large amount of revenue because of this situation, but also Georgia ATV dealers are losing business across the state lines.
"ATVs are very common in rural Georgia and they should be purchased here at home and not in other states," said Rep. Greene. "In today's economy we can not afford to lose any business to our neighboring states. I look forward to working with other committee members on this matter."
Rep. Greene, a lawmaker since 1983, serves on the Appropriations, Banks and Banking and State Institutions and Property committees.
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