• Posted 12/19/2024.
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    I am still waiting on my developer to finish up on the Classifieds Control Panel so I can use it to encourage members into becoming paying members. Google Adsense has become a real burden on the viewing of this site, but honestly it is the ONLY source of income now that keeps it afloat. I tried offering disabling the ads being viewed by paying members, but apparently that is not enough incentive. Quite frankly, Google Adsense has dropped down to where it barely brings in enough daily to match even a single paid member per day. But it still gets the bills paid. But at what cost?

    So even without the classifieds control panel being complete, I believe I am going to have to disable those Google ads completely and likely disable some options here that have been free since going to the new platform. Like classified ad bumping, member name changes, and anything else I can use to encourage this site to be supported by the members instead of the Google Adsense ads.

    But there is risk involved. I will not pay out of pocket for very long during this last ditch experimental effort. If I find that the membership does not want to support this site with memberships, then I cannot support your being able to post your classified ads here for free. No, I am not intending to start charging for your posting ads here. I will just shut the site down and that will be it. I will be done with FaunaClassifieds. I certainly don't need this, and can live the rest of my life just fine without it. If I see that no one else really wants it to survive neither, then so be it. It goes away and you all can just go elsewhere to advertise your animals and merchandise.

    Not sure when this will take place, and I don't intend to give any further warning concerning the disabling of the Google Adsense. Just as there probably won't be any warning if I decide to close down this site. You will just come here and there will be some sort of message that the site is gone, and you have a nice day.

    I have been trying to make a go of this site for a very long time. And quite frankly, I am just tired of trying. I had hoped that enough people would be willing to help me help you all have a free outlet to offer your stuff for sale. But every year I see less and less people coming to this site, much less supporting it financially. That is fine. I tried. I retired the SerpenCo business about 14 years ago, so retiring out of this business completely is not that big if a step for me, nor will it be especially painful to do. When I was in Thailand, I did not check in here for three weeks. I didn't miss it even a little bit. So if you all want it to remain, it will be in your hands. I really don't care either way.

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    Some people have indicated that finding the method to contribute is rather difficult. And I have to admit, that it is not all that obvious. So to help, here is a thread to help as a quide. How to become a contributing member of FaunaClassifieds.

    And for the record, I will be shutting down the Google Adsense ads on January 1, 2025.
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    In short, DON'T! Email notices are to ONLY alert you of a reply to your private message or your ad on this site. Replying to the email just wastes your time as it goes NOWHERE, and probably pisses off the person you thought you replied to when they think you just ignored them. So instead of complaining to me about your messages not being replied to from this site via email, please READ that email notice that plainly states what you need to do in order to reply to who you are trying to converse with.

USA: Read If You Accept Electronic Payments (e.g PayPal) - IRS Law Change

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Am I reading this correctly that it doesn't take effect until next year? I save all receipts of transactions regardless, just wanting to make sure I am following it correctly.
 
Yes this year the thresholds are still $20,000 and 200 transactions.
 
IRS is going bye bye...save yourself the aggravation.
its all gonna change. research is the only way.
 
TIBOR PAPP said:
IRS is going bye bye...save yourself the aggravation.
its all gonna change. research is the only way.
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I SERIOUSLY doubt that will happen. Why in the world would the government get rid of their major source of income and control? At best, all that would happen is that the name would change to something pink and fluffy sounding.
 
TIBOR PAPP said:
also dump PayPal..junk
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And a widely used and convenient online payment utility compatible with existing website scripts you would recommend would be ______________________ ?
 
bcr229 said:
The implementation of the reporting rule has been delayed for a year. So, the threshold of $20,000 and 200 transactions remains in effect for tax year 2022. The $600 and one transaction threshold applies to tax year 2023.

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-an...or-third-party-payment-platforms-forms-1099-k
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Just to clarify: gross income from, for example, breeding and selling animals is still required to be reported on the taxpayer's tax reports for 2022. What is not required is that third party payment processors report annual sales transactions under $20,000. Do I have that right?
 
Socratic Monologue said:
Just to clarify: gross income from, for example, breeding and selling animals is still required to be reported on the taxpayer's tax reports for 2022. What is not required is that third party payment processors report annual sales transactions under $20,000. Do I have that right?
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Correct. Also you need to report gross income and expenses, not just gross income.

I strongly suspect the delay is because the IRS simply was not prepared to receive and process the sheer volume of 1099-K forms that result from the change, and tax advisors haven't figured out yet how to properly handle them. I've seen multiple scenarios from different CPA's.
 
bcr229 said:
Correct. Also you need to report gross income and expenses, not just gross income.
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Would the IRS really care if you neglected to report deductible expenses? After all, it would be to their benefit if you did that as it would only mean more taxes due to them. :shrug01:
 
Rich..you may have your beliefs..but .."you can not stop what is coming"
stop watching.. tell lie vision.
We.. as you and I have been lied to all of lives..buckle up.
 
WebSlave said:
Would the IRS really care if you neglected to report deductible expenses? After all, it would be to their benefit if you did that as it would only mean more taxes due to them. :shrug01:
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IRS wouldn't care. Congress would love it b/c if companies didn't deduct expenses then there wouldn't be the discussion about raising the debt ceiling.
 
bcr229 said:
Correct. Also you need to report gross income and expenses, not just gross income.
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As I understand all this, those folks who don't file business taxes can't claim deductions but still are legally required to report gross income. That was the group I had in mind with my comment. I assume that's actually a group with many members -- small hobby breeders who aren't (yet) filing business taxes.
 
Socratic Monologue said:
As I understand all this, those folks who don't file business taxes can't claim deductions but still are legally required to report gross income. That was the group I had in mind with my comment. I assume that's actually a group with many members -- small hobby breeders who aren't (yet) filing business taxes.
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Hobbyists can certainly deduct expenses but only up to the amount of gross income; they can't deduct expenses that exceed their income and thus show a loss on their tax returns. Bona fide businesses can post losses but after a few years the IRS figures out that your business is really a hobby and disallows the losses, so you owe back taxes.
 
TIBOR PAPP said:
Rich..you may have your beliefs..but .."you can not stop what is coming"
stop watching.. tell lie vision.
We.. as you and I have been lied to all of lives..buckle up.
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I haven't watched TV in decades.

I know we have been lied to, basically about everything, forever.

But fact of the matter is, I don't see any facts in your claim that the "IRS is going bye bye", neither. So this is simply, if anything, a "belief" on your part too, without any supporting facts or even a logical basis to rely on. Why would the federal government disband the IRS when that is the agency that coerces the public to fork over the money that goes directly to the government? Do you seriously believe the government would voluntarily abandon the goose that lays the golden eggs for them? And if not voluntary, what force exists that could make that happen involuntarily?

Sorry, as I would like to see the IRS vanish as much as the next guy, but I don't see any chance at all that this will ever happen.
 
bcr229 said:
IRS wouldn't care. Congress would love it b/c if companies didn't deduct expenses then there wouldn't be the discussion about raising the debt ceiling.
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"debt ceiling" ........... :rofl:

When has that EVER been recognized and adhered to by our government?

You know, I used to work for the State of Florida a while back, and sometimes took the time to sit in when a session was in progress. It astounded me that one of the very first things they did was to vote on "suspending the rules". Which, of course, passed each and every time.

I would bet the federal government does the same thing.
 
bcr229 said:
Hobbyists can certainly deduct expenses but only up to the amount of gross income; they can't deduct expenses that exceed their income and thus show a loss on their tax returns. Bona fide businesses can post losses but after a few years the IRS figures out that your business is really a hobby and disallows the losses, so you owe back taxes.
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That is the difference between an "income producing activity" and a "bona fide business entity". There are rules in place related to the number of years that you show an actual profit for a given time period. It may be interesting to note, that a "profit" can be as little as one dollar. Just do that at least three years out of five, if I remember correctly.
 
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