"You should know that a contract doesn't make anyone exempt from taxes, only death does that."
Not even death exempts one from all taxes... Ever hear of "inheritance" or "estate" taxes? -----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of jp Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 11:07 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Can a village levy a tax on my AP's? You should know that a contract doesn't make anyone exempt from taxes, only death does that. It's probably personal property tax. Many places charge property tax which includes things like being taxed on the value of your land/home, excise tax for the car, and personal property tax. Personal property tax is not as big a money maker in most towns and many are not very hawkish on it, so you haven't had to deal with it yet. Most towns are probably too busy making sure everyone pays their normal property taxes on time. You'll declare your AP on the tax papers, and send them a few dollars every year. It differs from town to town perhaps on how sharp they are for noticing the opportunity to tax, if it's a non-conforming use of the property, probably special attention was paid to it's installation, and all the advertising you do advertises you have equipment in this town. All this differs from state to state, so you should check with a skilled accountant or an attorney with municipal skills. On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 11:55:44AM -0400, Kurt Fankhauser wrote: > I recently set up an AP on a nearby village's water tower and they are now > sending me income tax papers saying I need file with their village. Our > office is not in their village and I don't live in their village so I see no > reason for filing. The only thing that ties me to them is the lone AP on > their water tower. I am on 3 other city's water tower's in the same area and > none of them have said anything about filing with them. > > > > The contract between the village and I states nothing about taxes or > exchange of money for using the tower. > > > > 1 - Is income derived from clients residing in the village limits taxable as > income? > > 2 - What about income derived from clients residing outside the village > limits but running off the AP in the village limits? > > 3 - Even if so, why do the other ISP's that provide service to residents in > the village not have to file income tax to this village? > > 4 - By filing income within the village I would technically be paying tax on > income from all my towers generating revenue that have nothing to do with > their tower. > > > > As far as I know there is no ordinance regarding internet service within the > village in any way. > > > > Kurt Fankhauser > WAVELINC > P.O. Box 126 > Bucyrus, OH 44820 > 419-562-6405 > www.wavelinc.com > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -- /* Jason Philbrook | Midcoast Internet Solutions - Wireless and DSL KB1IOJ | Broadband Internet Access, Dialup, and Hosting http://f64.nu/ | for Midcoast Maine http://www.midcoast.com/ */ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
