Internet taxes—share your view

[mpholland]

I pay taxes on my Ebay income. I do not charge sales tax. I am not a retailer, and don't feel I should be responsible to be a collector for Washington state. My income isn't enough to go through the paperwork headache. The easiest way to do a sales tax would be for Ebay to just use a software approach that automatically adds sales tax to purchases from your own state and then they can pay the states like any large retailer would. I believe technically anything that is purchased anywhere is subject to your state sales tax, but since states don't have jurisdiction over other states, it is the responsibility of the purchaser to pay the tax from an out of state purchase.

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by mpholland

I pay taxes on my Ebay income. I do not charge sales tax. I am not a retailer, and don't feel I should be responsible to be a collector for Washington state. My income isn't enough to go through the paperwork headache. The easiest way to do a sales tax would be for Ebay to just use a software approach that automatically adds sales tax to purchases from your own state and then they can pay the states like any large retailer would. I believe technically anything that is purchased anywhere is subject to your state sales tax, but since states don't have jurisdiction over other states, it is the responsibility of the purchaser to pay the tax from an out of state purchase.

The State of Kansas believes as you do. They nip me a bit each year at tax time.

Regards,

D-Ray

[one1]

There is a place on my selling page that automatically charges sales tax for all Oklahoma transactions instate.I guess the state has always been getting their cut,now it is the feds turn.The only thing that I myself can do is stay below the taxable income limit.That way i will not have to file a tax return.I usually do not hit the limit anyway.

it is hard enough making ends meet.We only get our disability checks and our medicare.The money i make on ebay is to supplement our grocery and bill money and my wife likes her jigsaw puzzles and I my occasional piece of audio gear.

everything else is bills,fuel,grocery's and clothing,I also help my friends family out he passed 2 years ago,and his daughter got into some trouble and is incarcerated so she gets a monthly allowance from me and i make sure her kids get what they need.the pit we are keeping is her boyfriends dog.So ebay helps us out .i had lots of stuff when we were doing better financially,now it is slowly being sold off.I collected practically anything and everything.pocket knives,rocks and minerals,book matches,books on almost any subject and so on so we can live OK for a while.

We both have 401's with K-mart and wal-mart,if the fed doesn't pull anymore stunts we should see that money in a few years.it's hard trying to handle life now a day's,You have to really stay up on all of the current law's and stuff.I really feel sorry for children coming into this society now and in the future.

[mpholland]

I haven't heard anything about Ebay reporting income to the Fed yet. I do know that Paypal reports over 20K and 200 transactions in a year.

[one1]

Originally Posted by mpholland

I haven't heard anything about Ebay reporting income to the Fed yet. I do know that Paypal reports over 20K and 200 transactions in a year.

Ebay and Paypal are one,You probably already know this if so, excuse me.

I think it odd that Ebay sends this notice and not Paypal since they are the money end.

[one1]

The FED. like airbody else,If they think they can put the squeeze on ya then by golly they will.

[piece-itpete]

Time's a coming folks, the end of paper money. Too hard for the feds to track/control.

Dave, glad you're OK.

Pete

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Time's a coming folks, the end of paper money. Too hard for the feds to track/control.

Dave, glad you're OK.

Pete

I know and I HATE it. It's not just the government. It also allows the banks to tack fees onto every transaction as well. It's insane. Soon, you won't even be able to spend money without it costing you even more money.........EVER.

Think about how obscene that is.

Dave

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

I know and I HATE it. It's not just the government. It also allows the banks to tack fees onto every transaction as well. It's insane. Soon, you won't even be able to spend money without it costing you even more money.........EVER.

Think about how obscene that is.

Dave

I was having a conversation with my co-workers the other day about their idea that one should never pay cash. They put everything, including utilities on a rewards credit card. It does make a certain amount of sense. I was in the habit of using a debit card, but all that does is give the vendor access to my bank account. Now the lunches, stops at the grocery store, gasoline, etc all go on one credit card, and I make one big payment a month.

Regards,

D-Ray

[Rex E.]

Originally Posted by d-ray657

I was having a conversation with my co-workers the other day about their idea that one should never pay cash. They put everything, including utilities on a rewards credit card. It does make a certain amount of sense. I was in the habit of using a debit card, but all that does is give the vendor access to my bank account. Now the lunches, stops at the grocery store, gasoline, etc all go on one credit card, and I make one big payment a month.

Regards,

D-Ray

My econ teacher taught us this over 20 years ago. Put all things like grocereys and fuel on a CC as long as you can pay it off at the end of the month. His reasoning, "Why not use someone else's money for 30 days"