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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 2167803, member: 27832"]In my <i>opinion</i> (and I hope this isn't straying too far toward political content), the tax code is large and complex enough that MOST tax-paying entities have <i>no idea</i> whether they're running afoul of IRS regulations and the tax code. No matter how careful you are, you can't be sure that you aren't violating any obscure and apparently-unrelated clause. If we make our honest best effort, we're probably <i>somewhat</i> less likely to be targeted for enforcement, and <i>somewhat</i> more likely to survive an audit, but with no guarantees.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I were administering a business, I'd seek qualified professional help -- for a variety of reasons, actually, but I'm focusing here on taxes.</p><p><br /></p><p>For small (under $100) coin-related transactions, I'd be unlikely to lose any sleep over record-keeping and reporting. When I was doing a lot of eBay selling, though, I tracked <i>everything</i>, and carefully reported my income-minus-costs each year. I almost certainly <i>could</i> have "gotten away" with reporting nothing, but I figured if I was actually buying stuff with the intention of reselling it, I'd better stay as legit as I could.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 2167803, member: 27832"]In my [I]opinion[/I] (and I hope this isn't straying too far toward political content), the tax code is large and complex enough that MOST tax-paying entities have [I]no idea[/I] whether they're running afoul of IRS regulations and the tax code. No matter how careful you are, you can't be sure that you aren't violating any obscure and apparently-unrelated clause. If we make our honest best effort, we're probably [I]somewhat[/I] less likely to be targeted for enforcement, and [I]somewhat[/I] more likely to survive an audit, but with no guarantees. If I were administering a business, I'd seek qualified professional help -- for a variety of reasons, actually, but I'm focusing here on taxes. For small (under $100) coin-related transactions, I'd be unlikely to lose any sleep over record-keeping and reporting. When I was doing a lot of eBay selling, though, I tracked [I]everything[/I], and carefully reported my income-minus-costs each year. I almost certainly [I]could[/I] have "gotten away" with reporting nothing, but I figured if I was actually buying stuff with the intention of reselling it, I'd better stay as legit as I could.[/QUOTE]
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