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Taxes - And Your Online Business - Do You Really Have To Pay?
from:By Deb St. George, on Online Business Taxes To Pay in your Tax Preparation Guide From BusinessNewsDirectory.net
If you are a neophyte in realm of online business, then perhaps you have a lot of questions that are plaguing your mind and one of them may be all about
whether you are obliged to pay taxes for your online business or not.
Calculating and paying your duly taxes alone is already one confusing ride, and surely it will get more confusing if it will be mixed with an online
business.
However, as they say, there’s no problem that cannot be solved. With just a few tips and guides, you can find out how to pay taxes for your online business
without any hassles or problems along the way.
The Charm Of Online Business
Before we talk about taxes and your online business, let’s discuss first why more and more people are getting attracted to starting their own online
business.
Well, first of all, it is very hassle-free compared to having a business in the non-virtual world. You see, in online business, you only have to type and click
for your business to boom.
Very minimal manual labor is needed in an online business and one can even get to work at home in their pajamas while managing their online business.
Now the question is: are online businessmen or entrepreneurs exempted from paying taxes? The answer is no. All individuals who are earning money online are required to pay taxes.
Sure, the government can’t possibly keep track of how much money each person generates online but then again, it’s one of the citizens’ responsibilities to go ahead and be responsible enough to pay for their taxes.
The Real Deal About Most Online Businesses
The truth is, not everybody who does business online is honestly paying their due taxes. Most online businesses include shopping and it’s a known fact that most if not all shoppers despise paying sales tax and adore a bargain that is luxuriously tax-free.
The Internet is actually considered to be a great venue for tax-free shopping which lures more and more customers each day. Online retailers have been using a no-tax shopping tag line to attract more online shoppers to their business.
Sounds like a win-win situation, right? Online shoppers enjoy numerous tax-free shopping sprees and online retailers don’t pay their taxes. Most people probably think that doing business through the Internet is considered to be tax-free.
However, the fact is, some Internet sales are actually subject to what we know as "sales tax" and online consumers are the ones often responsible to remit any unpaid sales tax on whatever online products they have purchased.
They can actually remit it directly to their state come tax-paying time.
Collecting Sales Tax The process of determining whether you should pay taxes for your online business or not may be quite confusing and overwhelming - especially if it’s your first time to get involved in online business.
However, here are just some few tips you should remember: the obligation to pay the so-called "Sales Tax" can be determined by the location of the customers, and not the seller.
If a business does not actually have a physical presence in a particular state (an example of this would be your online store or business), it is not required to collect sales tax from costumers in that certain state.
Tax Rates By State News
Council Adopts $152.5 Million Budget, 4.75% Tax Rate Increase - Patch.com
Council Adopts $152.5 Million Budget, 4.75% Tax Rate Increase Patch.com Only a third of the funds needed to run the City are provided by the property tax. The property tax levy is $50.8 million which is below the mandated New York State property tax levy cap. The property tax rate is $184.47 per $1000 in assessed valuation ... White Plains Common Council adopts $152.5 million budget; library hours increased White Plains to Vote on Proposed Budget Monday |
Obama Pursues Higher Tax Rates, Growth Be Damned - Sunshine State News
 Sunshine State News | Obama Pursues Higher Tax Rates, Growth Be Damned Sunshine State News Over the past three years, Obama has pursued the goal of higher tax rates as relentlessly as Captain Ahab pursued the great white whale. Never mind that by some measures the United States, even with the "Bush tax cuts," already has the most progressive ... |
Obama pursues higher tax rates - Richmond Register
Obama pursues higher tax rates Richmond Register Over the past three years, Obama has pursued the goal of higher tax rates as relentlessly as Captain Ahab pursued the great white whale. Never mind that by some measures the United States, even with the “Bush tax cuts,” already has the most progressive ... |
Proposed Thomasville budget holds tax rate steady - Lexington Dispatch
Proposed Thomasville budget holds tax rate steady Lexington Dispatch The proposed $33748768 spending plan keeps the city's current property tax rate of 56 cents per $100 valuation and projects no sales tax increase. City employees won't be afforded merit-based salary increases next year, but will be given a 2 percent ... |
'Tax the rich' the opposite of reform - Los Angeles Times
 Boston Globe | 'Tax the rich' the opposite of reform Los Angeles Times Brown's November ballot initiative would whack the wealthy, raising state income tax rates by one percentage point for single-filers earning more than $250000, by two points for those making more than $300000 and by three points on earnings exceeding ... Thomas Elias: Newest budget plan may assure long-term recession What saved states: reform or punting? The Golden State Gone Broke - OpEd |
2012-13 primary property tax rate to stay the same - Yuma Sun
2012-13 primary property tax rate to stay the same Yuma Sun Staff had recommended a tax rate hike of $1.97, but decided to keep it the same after learning the state cut the county's contributions for Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System and Arizona Long Term Care System by $1.1 million. |
Lawmakers approve state budget after 99 days - KSNT
 Hays Daily News | Lawmakers approve state budget after 99 days KSNT Brownback is preparing to sign a bill that would cut top individual income tax rates and eliminate income taxes for the owners of 191000 businesses. A bitter feud among Republicans prevented lawmakers from passing any legislation redrawing the state's ... Kan. lawmakers adjourn still debating tax cuts -5/21/2012, 7:18 AM Brownback To Sign Tax Cuts In Statehouse Ceremony Compromise tax plan still eludes Kansas lawmakers |