ALEXJONES.BIZ

It is amazing to me how many people use this slow and decrepit website to keep up with friends. A while back when I first saw this site I thought it was interesting but not enough for me to want to keep up with it. I already had my online journal since 2000 working and was upgrading to WordPress on my server. I see the draw in the site as it seems to make it easier for “friends” to keep up with you.

However my intent has always been that these same friends should keep up with you anyway WITHOUT Facebook. Why did it take a social-site for you to become social. My wife will tell you I am the most unsociable person you will meet. I beg to differ a bit as I have friends that I talk to all the time. I see them at church, I go to lunch with them, talk to them on the phone, etc. I don’t find it necessary to inject myself into their daily activities unless necessary.

Maybe I am at the early stages of becoming a curmudgeon but I’ve used the Internet for over 10 years now and working in the industry for over 6 years I see the bad side of the internet. I see the results of customers activities when a subpoena comes across my desk. I’ve seen the results of bad people taking advantage of good folks via the Internet and especially in these “social-sites!”

As capricious as I am I’ve decided to join you crazy folks instead and I am willing to impart to anyone who asks, my experience of the WWW. Feel free to call on me anytime via email jones1@netdoor.com, text me or call me. If you don’t have my number email me. I may not be able to answer every question but I can lead you in the right direction.

Thankfully Facebook has an RSS feed reader so I only have to update my blog and Facebook will pull from it. Here we go…….

So it seems my requests to the MS Tax Commission Legal office have gone unanswered also. My lawyer and the Attorney General Office all tell me to “go after them!” Seems to me it isn’t my job to police them but it also seems it is no one else job either. Sent the details to a local TV station and will probably not hear from any one.

Seems it’s just going to continue and I have no other choice but to live with it.

…however it isn’t in the Hinds County Tax Collector’s office, although that could be debated. They are simply following the rules written by the Mississippi State Tax Commission. So, my issue is with the Mississippi State Tax Commission. I finally received a copy of the “policy” in regards to affidavits. It took a phone call to Mr. Camper since he was so unprofessional in ignoring my email.

He sent me a copy of an instructional memo in regards to affidavits which was written in November 1994. My two issues I brought up from the beginning are this:

Why must I provide anything other than a signed affidavit stating the vehicle was not operated on the roads of Mississippi? The answer lies in the memo.

DOCUMENTATION NEEDED

Form 64-023, AFFIDAVIT Vehicle Not Operated Upon The Highways Of Mississippi, is the standard form that should be used. This is the only documentation required by law, however, if there is some doubt of the facts in a particular situation, you may request any additional documentation you may need to satisfy the doubt, such as repair bills or storage bills.

So providing a signed affidavit literally means nothing to them. It’s because they do not understand what an affidavit is. So the Tax Collectors Office has been given permission that allows them to require you to go above and beyond the law simply to settle any doubt they may have. So this issue is never going to be corrected.

Why was I given a March decal when I applied in April? The answer also lies in the memo.

HOW TO CALCULATE THE TAXES DUE

When an owner of a motor vehicle brings in an affidavit stating that the motor vehicle has not been operated on the roads, a 12 month tag is to be sold to him beginning with the 1st day of the month in which the owner comes into the office with the affidavit. That means the expiration month will be the previous month. The purchase date would need to be a date within the previous month. In this case, the purchase date is more accurately described as a registration date. The computer will need this date to be able to calculate the correct taxes and, if applicable, penalties.

HUH?! The second sentence obviously contradicts the first sentence. I came into the office on April 25th so obviously I should have been given an April decal. It seems to me that the MS Tax Commission is making money and the tax payer is loosing money. Am I wrong? If so, someone please enlighten me as I had someone from the MS Tax Commission call me and try to sell me on some obscure memo indicating all this was forthright. I think I’ll show information to an attorney friend of mine who also happens to be in the House of Representatives. Maybe he can shed some light.

The next step. I went online to the MS State Tax Commission website and submitted an online form indicating my problem. Of course I have not heard back yet, but I plan to give them a little time before moving on.

I took a little longer than a week to respond but here is my forward to Mr. Fair.

Mr. Fair,

As I detailed below to Mr. Camper, I am looking to obtain a copy of the Hinds County Tax Collectors policies in regards to exemptions and credits that are required of Mississippians and not listed in the MS Code. A Supervisor, of whom I did not get his name, told me there are policies that are to be followed in addition to the written code. As I have given Mr. Camper plenty of time to provide this information, he is either out of the office this long or is simply ignoring my request.

The detailed email below provides the situation I experienced and I would like to avoid in the future. Simply providing the additional policies in writing will educate me for future transactions with your office. I also need confirmation in regards to the section of the email that indicates I was cheated out of 30 days. It states that “he shall pay such ad-valorem tax for a period of twelve (12) months beginning with the first day of the month in which he applies for a current license tag.” I was given a March decal when I applied in April and the representative would not change it due to “the policy.” Again your office is usurping the law and I will not let this go until I have been satisfied.

Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response.

Alex Jones