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Ask the taxgirl: Affiliate Advertising, NY and Amazon

4 July 2008

Taxpayer asks: Dear taxgirl, I am confused. I saw your post about amazon.com and sales tax in New York. I live in New York. Do I have to collect sales tax now for amazon? What about my other affiliate sites? Help! I think I am doing something wrong. Taxgirl says: The post that you’re referring [...]

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Sooo…. What Do You Want to Talk About at BlogHer?

4 July 2008

It’s a mere two weeks until BlogHer! I’m excited! I had a great conference call with my co-speakers (Sabrina Parsons and Linsey Krolik) this week, that is, until I got up while speaking – yeah, I was that excited about tax – and managed to unplug the phone (if you’re wondering who uses corded phones [...]

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IRS Considers Tax Exempt Status for Bloggers

1 April 2008

In a surprising move, the IRS has announced that it is considering exempting bloggers from paying income tax on money earned from blogging. In its proposed regulations on the matter, the IRS pointed out that bloggers provide a valuable public service by making information available to the public for free. In some instances, this includes [...]

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Blogger Tax Deductions and Tips

3 February 2008

I probably get more questions related to income and deductions for blogging than any other job or hobby. Maybe that’s because I am a blogger – but I suspect that it has more to do with the fact that there are a lot of questions about how to treat new media when it comes to [...]

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Are you a Problogger?

27 September 2007

It’s always fun when you can participate on your fellow blogger’s sites. That’s why I’m excited to be a featured guest blogger over at Darren Rowse’s excellent Problogger site. Check it out, leave a comment or two. Make us all happy.

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BlogHer? I Hardly Knew Her.

28 July 2007

Sorry. Bad pun. It’s late, I’m tired, I’m heading back to Philly shortly. But I did want to link to my session… it was live blogged here. Enjoy! And if you have questions, definitely ask me.

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BlogHer: Art and Commerce

28 July 2007

My BlogHer session is later today. For those of you who couldn’t make it, or for those of you who want a recap, here are some details worth noting: Anne-Marie Nichols will be live blogging the session, so take a peek at her site for all of the juicy bits Nina Smith, of Queercents, will [...]

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Fix The Tax Code Friday: Hobby Loss Rules

27 July 2007

I’m in Chicago today for the BlogHer Conference, where I will be speaking about blogging and tax. One topic that I plan to focus on is the issue of hobby versus business, which I addressed earlier in an “Ask the Taxgirl” segment and in my Problogger guest post. Briefly, the IRS allows you more favorable [...]

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I’m at BlogHer!

26 July 2007

I have finally arrived in Chicago for the BlogHer conference – despite a sequence of events that included thunderstorms, Air Force One and a rude man in a gray suit on Randolph Avenue conspiring to thwart my plans. I’m on the panel for Art and Commerce: The other side of the professional blogging coin is [...]

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