Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke)

2008-08-30 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Freer Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 12:17 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke) According to http

Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke)

2008-08-29 Thread Tom Hargrave
, August 28, 2008 11:06 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke) this doesn't make any sense. what sort of margins does a big supermarket chain operate one? let's say 5 percent, although i understand the total is lower. so they will be losing 23 percent

Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke)

2008-08-29 Thread Gary Hurst
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Hurst Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 11:06 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke) this doesn't make any sense. what sort of margins does a big supermarket chain operate one? let's say 5 percent, although i understand the total

Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke)

2008-08-29 Thread Tom Hargrave
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Hurst Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 11:31 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke) ah, well, then everybody just get a tax ID number, i suppose. i think they are free from the IRS or at least cheap. every mexican in the barrio

Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke)

2008-08-29 Thread Tom Hargrave
-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Hurst Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 11:31 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke) ah, well, then everybody just get a tax ID number, i suppose. i think

Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke)

2008-08-29 Thread Gary Hurst
: Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke) ah, well, then everybody just get a tax ID number, i suppose. i think they are free from the IRS or at least cheap. every mexican in the barrio seems to have one, so i presume y'all can get one too. it still defies logic though as most people at some

Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke)

2008-08-29 Thread Tom Hargrave
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 12:00 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke) yeah, good point. so all it does is make people who are actually a business have a business tax id? i guess that seems ok to me. there are a lot of guys on ebay who go do the rounds

Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke)

2008-08-29 Thread Mitch Haley
We currently have 1099-Misc for lots of things, including business expenses, where if you want to expense payments totaling $600 or more to a subcontractor, you have to issue the 1099 unless the subcontractor is incorporated. It sounds like the eBay scheme is attempting to do something similar

Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke)

2008-08-29 Thread Allan Streib
Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: there are a lot of guys on ebay who go do the rounds of the estate/yard sales and then resell on ebay. some of those guys do this full time. i suppose it is they are who are the target here. Gawd can you really make money doing that? The stuff people

Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke)

2008-08-29 Thread Gary Hurst
it can be done by people who invest the time. some just specialize in one are so they can have he expertise to spot bargains. buy for 5 and turn it for 30 all day long. On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 5:28 PM, Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: there are a

Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke)

2008-08-29 Thread MG
I don't really see a problem there. If you need the education then you got to pay it. Manfred Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:30:31 -0400 From: Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke) ah, well, then everybody just get a tax ID number, i suppose. i think

Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke)

2008-08-28 Thread John Freer
-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Freer Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 12:17 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke) According to http://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/paypal.asp

Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke)

2008-08-28 Thread LarryT
: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 9:29 PM Subject: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke) A recent IRS ruling will require all CC processors (merchant accounts) to report revenue to the IRS. And if your CC merchant account is setup with a SS# instead of a FEIN#, your processor will be required to withhold

Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke)

2008-08-28 Thread Jim Cathey
I wonder how this affects CraigsList and local Trading Post type of sales? Not much, I'd say. CL mostly isn't involved in the payment end at all. Not sure about their commercial side whereby the infrastructure is paid for. -- Jim ___

Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke)

2008-08-28 Thread kaleb
@okiebenz.com Cc: 'Steve Clingman' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 9:29 PM Subject: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke) A recent IRS ruling will require all CC processors (merchant accounts) to report revenue to the IRS. And if your CC merchant account is setup with a SS# instead

Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke)

2008-08-28 Thread Allan Streib
Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A recent IRS ruling will require all CC processors (merchant accounts) to report revenue to the IRS. And if your CC merchant account is setup with a SS# instead of a FEIN#, your processor will be required to withhold income tax against the revenue.

Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke)

2008-08-28 Thread Allan Streib
LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I wonder how this affects CraigsList and local Trading Post type of sales? Then's there's flea markets and yard sales - all ways to move money around. IMHO the IRS should be content with employer related withholding and leave small time entreprenours alone..

Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke)

2008-08-28 Thread Gary Hurst
Of John Freer Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 12:17 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke) According to http://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/paypal.asp, this is true but the intent is to review only offshore transactions. Also applies to more than just

[MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke)

2008-08-27 Thread Tom Hargrave
A recent IRS ruling will require all CC processors (merchant accounts) to report revenue to the IRS. And if your CC merchant account is setup with a SS# instead of a FEIN#, your processor will be required to withhold income tax against the revenue. The ruling will affect all PayPal accounts

Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke)

2008-08-27 Thread John Freer
According to http://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/paypal.asp, this is true but the intent is to review only offshore transactions. Also applies to more than just credit cards though. On 8/27/08, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wore rote: A recent IRS ruling will require all CC processors

Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke)

2008-08-27 Thread Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Freer Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 12:17 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Recent IRS Ruling (no joke) According to http://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/paypal.asp