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Citizen Journalists may owe IRS taxes

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by JayFarrar, Jan 26, 2009.

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  1. JayFarrar

    JayFarrar Well-Known Member

    Okay, I admit, I don't understand what all this means, but it seems to be saying that if you contribute content to a for-profit website, then you, the donor, would owe taxes.
    More, much more, at the link.
    http://www.stinkyjournalism.org/latest-journalism-news-updates-142.php
     
    JayFarrar, Jan 26, 2009
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  2. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    I'd love to see someone battle the IRS and claim their free prose isn't worth squat.
     
    Ace, Jan 26, 2009
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  3. Fredrick

    Fredrick Well-Known Member

    Good. Make 'em pay. This citizen journalism thing is the single dumbest concept ever created by a business.
    Gee journalism is fun ... you can write about your favorite team for free. Go at it. Have fun.

    I wonder why Best Buy doesn't have volunteer salespeople. It'd be fun to sell some of them computers and TVs.
     
    Fredrick, Jan 26, 2009
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  4. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Would be ugly if the IRS went after all those companies, but not at all unwarranted.

    I can picture the prototypical blogger/videographer absolutely crapping themselves when they get a 10k tax bill for their hobby. Actually, can I film that? I'll bring my checkbook.
     
    playthrough, Jan 26, 2009
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  5. txsportsscribe

    txsportsscribe Active Member

    so to avoid a potential gift tax, they'd have to admit what they do is worthless? hehehe
     
    txsportsscribe, Jan 26, 2009
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  6. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    I can understand people doing a blog for free, but why write for someone else for free? I don't get it.
     
    Ace, Jan 26, 2009
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  7. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    You get a rush when you see your work published in an established medium.

    Quickly wears off, though.
     
    TheSportsPredictor, Jan 26, 2009
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  8. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    It's an honest mistake.
     
    Boom_70, Jan 26, 2009
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  9. mustangj17

    mustangj17 Active Member

    Great. Now what am I going to do on my furlough?
     
    mustangj17, Jan 26, 2009
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  10. Joe Williams

    Joe Williams Well-Known Member

    The key is making the for-profit enterprises -- Huffington Post, the Fox and MSNBC platforms -- bill the contributors for the tax liability, so the citizen journalists make the link between their free content and the aggregator's revenues.

    If it's just a tax bill, the fools will blame the IRS and immediately contribute another free blog entry whining about it.
     
    Joe Williams, Jan 26, 2009
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  11. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    You all can write for my website for only $4.99 a day, plus shipping and handling.
     
    Ace, Jan 26, 2009
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  12. mustangj17

    mustangj17 Active Member

    This is some amazing work by these reporters.
     
    mustangj17, Jan 26, 2009
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