Re: [WISPA] VoIP Taxes, Fees, & Insanity

2013-07-28 Thread Josh Luthman
I meant those getting 80% profit. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Jul 28, 2013 7:17 PM, "Jeremy" wrote: > (plus taxes and fees) > > > On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 5:17 PM, Jeremy wrote: > >> Josh - $21.95 residential and $29.95 busine

Re: [WISPA] VoIP Taxes, Fees, & Insanity

2013-07-28 Thread Jeremy
(plus taxes and fees) On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 5:17 PM, Jeremy wrote: > Josh - $21.95 residential and $29.95 business. > > > On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 5:06 PM, Fred Goldstein wrote: > >> On 7/28/2013 2:20 PM, Jeremy wrote: >> >> So while I am de minimus should I not be charging a USF fee? You st

Re: [WISPA] VoIP Taxes, Fees, & Insanity

2013-07-28 Thread Jeremy
Josh - $21.95 residential and $29.95 business. On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 5:06 PM, Fred Goldstein wrote: > On 7/28/2013 2:20 PM, Jeremy wrote: > > So while I am de minimus should I not be charging a USF fee? You stated > that I cannot charge more than I pass along but if I pass along nothing > un

Re: [WISPA] VoIP Taxes, Fees, & Insanity

2013-07-28 Thread Fred Goldstein
On 7/28/2013 2:20 PM, Jeremy wrote: So while I am de minimus should I not be charging a USF fee? You stated that I cannot charge more than I pass along but if I pass along nothing until I am at the 10K mark then am I not supposed to bill it until that point? Carlos has good advice -- consu

Re: [WISPA] VoIP Taxes, Fees, & Insanity

2013-07-28 Thread Josh Luthman
How much are you charging for it? Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Jul 28, 2013 6:45 PM, "Faisal Imtiaz" wrote: > hehe you can dip your toes in the water... it is warm. > > When done right, voip can easily have 50% to 80% m

Re: [WISPA] VoIP Taxes, Fees, & Insanity

2013-07-28 Thread Faisal Imtiaz
hehe you can dip your toes in the water... it is warm. When done right, voip can easily have 50% to 80% margin. paying these fees and taxes are just tiny nuisance. :) Faisal Imtiaz - Original Message - From: "Matt Hoppes" To: "WISPA General List" Cc: "WISPA General

Re: [WISPA] VoIP Taxes, Fees, & Insanity

2013-07-28 Thread Carlos Alcantar
I would highly suggest you go talk to a telecom tax lawyer. Taxes on voice are all over the place and in most cases it's up into interpretation, and this is where things can go really bad if you think it's one way and they think it's the other. Just my 2 cents. Carlos Alcantar Race Communicat

Re: [WISPA] VoIP Taxes, Fees, & Insanity

2013-07-28 Thread Matt Hoppes
This is one reason I won't touch VoIP. On Jul 28, 2013, at 0:20, Jeremy wrote: > I am attempting to figure out all of the taxes for VoiP and the main thing > that has me confused is the Universal Service Fund. It seems that my state > (Utah) has a USF of 0.45% > http://www.psc.state.ut.us/u

Re: [WISPA] VoIP Taxes, Fees, & Insanity

2013-07-28 Thread Fred Goldstein
On 7/28/2013 2:34 PM, Faisal Imtiaz wrote: Hi Fred, on a related note... Neustar sending bills to anyone/everyone filling out FCC form 499, for LNP system, is that legit ? Good question. They are allowed to charge for LNP, and the formula for that is subject to some current arguments. It

Re: [WISPA] VoIP Taxes, Fees, & Insanity

2013-07-28 Thread Faisal Imtiaz
Hi Fred, on a related note... Neustar sending bills to anyone/everyone filling out FCC form 499, for LNP system, is that legit ? Regards. Faisal Imtiaz - Original Message - From: "Fred Goldstein" To: wireless@wispa.org Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2013 11:42:04 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA

Re: [WISPA] VoIP Taxes, Fees, & Insanity

2013-07-28 Thread Jeremy
So while I am de minimus should I not be charging a USF fee? You stated that I cannot charge more than I pass along but if I pass along nothing until I am at the 10K mark then am I not supposed to bill it until that point? On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 9:42 AM, Fred Goldstein wrote: > On 7/28/2013 1

Re: [WISPA] VoIP Taxes, Fees, & Insanity

2013-07-28 Thread Fred Goldstein
On 7/28/2013 12:46 AM, Jeremy wrote: From what I read it seems like you can collect whatever you want directly from your customers but it may be considered as income and taxed as such. So you can't really pass it on as a direct fee and bypass your income tax liability for it. No. Federal