Comments | rosearcana: Pay those taxes kids!

rosearcana

Pay those taxes kids!

Aug 09, 2007 13:19

While doing some reading on Second Life business and taxes i came across several articles from last 2006 mentioning that the IRS was trying to get access to paypal user's history due to many many online businesses using paypal and not paying taxes. Well, since I know several people on my friends list that either run businesses through paypal or ( Read more... )

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auturgist August 10 2007, 02:05:33 UTC

Fucking taxes.

auturgist August 10 2007, 02:16:51 UTC

Oh, oh... I have more to comment on...

"a married couple under age 65 generally is not required to file until their joint income reaches $16,900. However self-employed individuals generally must file a tax return if their net income from self employment exceeds $400."I saw an ad on the side of a bus that said featured a happy couple smiling and read: "Married couples make more money than single people." and I was fucking outraged. NO, THEY FUCKING DON'T. What married couples do is get ridiculous tax breaks that single people don't, while living together where they share bills ( ... )

rosearcana August 10 2007, 15:03:53 UTC

oh, i am totally of the opinion that it is an unfair system Nevermind that income tax is actually unconstitutional. I just feel that most people in our generation that are taking advantage of the many ways to make money on the internet are completely unaware that they can and possibly are being monitored. So all the people we know running cosplay commission businesses, or selling items they make on ebay, or anything that makes over 400 bucks (a year i am assuming?) are required to file their earnings and pay taxes on them but possibly dont even know that. the government doesnt really do a good job of educating people of the laws.

silentmallerick August 10 2007, 18:36:04 UTC

Knowing laws is the responsibility of citizens.

janabanana74 August 16 2007, 19:31:51 UTC

Ok, I feel terribly, terribly behind. I didn't get "Second Life" until just now when I read an article about a woman who wants to divorce her husband because he spends 14 hours a day playing this game called "Second Life" and has a wife on there.

What is this game?!?!?

rosearcana August 16 2007, 20:21:48 UTC

Oh, Poor Second Life seems to get nothing but bad press these days. It is sad really, as it has so many positive qualities.

Well. so what is it? It's basically a virtual world that is created solely by its users. You create a character and can customize it, much like The Sims. It can be social, plenty of people use it to meet people (like the dude in the article you read). There are games you can play. There are tons and tons of places to explore. But the best part about it is that it has its own, functioning economy. You can create anything you want in the game and sell it to other residents. You can then convert your virtual money for real money. Some people actually make their living on it. Personally, I create virtual clothing and sell it. It's fun, and makes me a decent amount of spending cash.

I am actually working on a blog directed towards new users that have no idea what to do in the game. It can be overwhelming at first.

janabanana74 August 16 2007, 20:29:12 UTC

Wow. I had no idea. I'm not that good at computer language/creating graphics and stuff, so methinks I would suck at this. But it does sound really neat.