On September 15, 2010, the New York State Tax Commission issued an Advisory Opinion, TSB-A-10(40)S, addressing the taxability of various services offered on a professional networking website. The website enables members to create profiles, search for potential contacts, research business opportunities, and participate in discussion groups, among other things. The Commission held that charges
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Let the Blogger (and Bagel Eater) Beware
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When the going gets tough, the tax collector gets creative—or so it would seem, given two recent developments that border on the bizarre.
Amateur bloggers are suddenly discovering that, unbeknownst to them, they have been running a business—and the City of Philadelphia wants its cut. The City has informed a number of bloggers that…