[Jewelry making - Article 00174] - Re: [Orchid] Wholesale companies

[jennyl]

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    Hi Lee and all, Thanks for reminding others to pay sales tax on
    private and cash sales. I sometimes feel like I'm one of the few
    artists on the art fair circuit who does. Many times I've been asked
    why I claim my cash sales. It's just a good habit to get in to (and
    it's the law). Last year I had an I.R.S. audit, one of the items
    they looked at was my income receipts and my travel expenses, the
    end result was a clean slate, nothing owed, nothing back. I didn't
    even have a sleepless night knowing that everything was in place
    from the beginning. 

    I think sometimes when you sell wonderful work in the middle of a
    field or parking lot, customers feel they can negotiate prices,
    sales tax being one of the items. I think if we want to have the
    respect of a professional business person, we need to conduct our
    business as a professional business person. That includes paying
    sales tax on everything we sell. 

Thanks for letting me vent,
Jenny Levernier
jmml designs
Minneapolis, MN


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