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Kentuckians could sue Gov. Andy Beshear over a gold and silver sales tax

ByVictoria

Follow up on Kentucky considers bill to entice gold and silver investors

House Bill 2, introduced last week by Rep. T.J. Roberts, R-Burlington, and backed by several other GOP representatives, would void a controversial line-item budget veto by Beshear last year that prevented state lawmakers from exempting “bullion currency” — or gold and silver coins — from taxation.

The proposed bill would also give people who have paid sales taxes on gold and silver since August — when the exemption was set to take effect — the power to use the courts to seek a refund along with $1,000 for “each day that the violation occurred,” paid by the governor’s office.

Source – Louisville Courier-Journal

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