[ARC5] IRS Goes After Ebayers- Hamfest Leverage??

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

State taxaton folks are also trying to figure out
how to get USE taxes in lieu of sales taxes!

Larger hamfests and flea markets will have the
state tax folks out looking to collect from the
sellers there, also.

If the state tax folks figure out how to tax
mail order, maybe the local ham stores would
have a resurgence.

73 - Mac , K2GKK/5
Oklahoma City, OK


----Original Message Follows----
From: "David Stinson" <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>
Reply-To: David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>
To: <Military1944 at aol.com>, <ARC5 at mailman.qth.net>, 
<n1rl at arrl.org>,<hamfest at arrl.org>, "SCM" <n5gar at arrl.org>
Subject: [ARC5] IRS Goes After Ebayers- Hamfest Leverage??
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:25:35 -0600

The IRS has made it clear they are going after Ebay people
who don't report the profit on their sales as income.
They are pressuring Ebay to release seller information,
and it appears Ebay will be forced to cave.

Is this an opportunity?  Can this, if properly "talked-up"
and calmly shopped-around, be used as
leverage to get people to come back to hamfests as
the "first choice" for ham trading?
I think it can.  One mention in an ARRL bulletin,
along with a good line, like: "Some expect that this
could lead to many casual equipment sellers
returning to local hamfests,"
  might be enough to get the ball rolling.

Your thoughts?

73 Dave S.

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