Medical Excise Tax

The 2.3% Medical Excise Tax that began on January 1st is supposed to be "hidden" from the consumer, but it's been brought to the public's attention by hunting and fishing store Cabela's who have refused to hide it and are showing it as a separate line item tax on their receipts, the email states.

This is an image of a sales receipt from Cabela's, a popular sporting goods store with almost 50 locations throughout the US.   They also have mail order and internet sales.

I did some research and found directly from the IRS's website information that PROVES this to be true and an accurate portrayal of something hidden in Obamacare that I was not aware of! Now being skeptical of this I went to the IRS website and found this!

Q1. What is the medical device excise tax?

A1. Section 4191 of the Internal Revenue Code imposes an excise tax on the sale of certain medical devices by the manufacturer or importer of the device.

Q2. When does the tax go into effect?

A2. The tax applies to sales of taxable medical devices after Dec. 31, 2012.

Q3. How much is the tax?

A3. The tax is 2.3 percent of the sale price of the taxable medical device.
See Chapter 5 of IRS Publication 510, Excise Taxes, and Notice 2012-77 for additional
information on the determination of sale price.

So being more curious, I clicked on "Chapter 5 of IRS Publication 510."

Chapter Five http://www.irs.gov/publications/p510/ch05.html 

 

And what do I find under "MEDICAL DEVICES" under "MANUFACTURERS TAXES"?

The following discussion of manufacturers taxes

Applies to the tax on:

Sport fishing equipment; 

Fishing rods and fishing poles; 

Electric outboard motors; 

Fishing tackle boxes; 

Bows, quivers, broadheads, and points; 

Arrow shafts; 

Coal; 

Taxable tires; 

Gas guzzler automobiles; and

 Vaccines.

 

DID YOU KNOW THAT A TIRE IS A MEDICAL DEVICE ?
It is according to ObamaCare, along with everything else on this list...

You are really stupid if you believe that the Affordable Care Act is all about health care. It truly appears to be nothing more than a bill Laden with a whole lot of taxes that we the people have yet to be aware of.

Please pass this on.
I am still incredulous that this can go on. 
Where is our press?
I guess it’s just like Nancy Pelosi said…….

 

"We have to pass it to see what is in it" .