I purchased a house in New York State that was furnished. The way it worked was the furnishings were seperated from the house. But watch out for the catch 22 - The furnishings then are subject to sales tax, just as if you are buying a used car. The house price for property tax purpose is the total sales price minus the furnishings. BUT here in NYS that price must fall within the assessors computer program estimate for that property. There is no beating the system here. I did challenge this situation since my honest purchase price did fall below the assessor's estimate. The answer - "you got a good deal" but the estimate stands.
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