How much is a tax deduction worth?

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  • UKtimes
    Registered User
    • Dec 2003
    • 54

    #1

    How much is a tax deduction worth?

    For example.. say you could pay $10,000 with check or cashiers check, use it as a tax deduction, and get $9,000 back in cash. Worth it?
  • myjah
    Back in the harbor
    • Sep 2003
    • 11482

    #2
    huh? i'm not clear on that
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    • UKtimes
      Registered User
      • Dec 2003
      • 54

      #3
      Originally posted by myjah
      huh? i'm not clear on that
      Say you buy "webhosting" for $10k, but the "webhosting" company gives you $9k back in cash, you canuse the whole $10k as a business expense.

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      • HeadPimp
        Bad Mo-Fo
        • Jul 2001
        • 2772

        #4
        Um.... unless the Feds find out then I think it is fraud... or at least tax evasion...

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        • Project-Shadow
          Confirmed User
          • Feb 2003
          • 7340

          #5
          Originally posted by UKtimes


          Say you buy "webhosting" for $10k, but the "webhosting" company gives you $9k back in cash, you canuse the whole $10k as a business expense.
          If you hide the 9k yes.. but then again that would be tax avoidence.. not saying we haven't all thought about it.. but doing that exact scenario would be a bad idea... unless of course you have 10 Pentium Xeon Dual whatsits with 50mbit connection stored somewhere ^_^

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          • UKtimes
            Registered User
            • Dec 2003
            • 54

            #6
            Originally posted by Project-Shadow


            If you hide the 9k yes.. but then again that would be tax avoidence.. not saying we haven't all thought about it.. but doing that exact scenario would be a bad idea... unless of course you have 10 Pentium Xeon Dual whatsits with 50mbit connection stored somewhere ^_^
            Ok, say its advertising then. The company selling the ads can put up some shit website with a banner on it.

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            • ravo
              Confirmed User
              • Jun 2001
              • 5465

              #7
              It's more than tax avoidance (which is legal), it's tax evasion, which is illegal. Of course, you have to get audited and caught first, or the receiving party might also get audited.
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              • Scootermuze
                Confirmed User
                • Dec 2001
                • 4513

                #8
                Why would they do that when the $10k would be considered part of their income.. no matter that they gave you 9k back..

                and if they did give you 9k back, they'd damned sure that the tax folk new about it, which would put you back to square 1.. plus prison time...

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                • detoxed
                  vip member
                  • Jan 2003
                  • 17798

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Scootermuze
                  Why would they do that when the $10k would be considered part of their income.. no matter that they gave you 9k back..

                  and if they did give you 9k back, they'd damned sure that the tax folk new about it, which would put you back to square 1.. plus prison time...
                  The guy obviously knows a way to get around the system and wouldnt report that he gave you $9k cash.

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                  • Shooter
                    Confirmed User
                    • Apr 2001
                    • 2842

                    #10
                    Originally posted by detoxed


                    The guy obviously knows a way to get around the system and wouldnt report that he gave you $9k cash.
                    Which would then mean they have 10k income on their side with nothing to offset it...

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                    • detoxed
                      vip member
                      • Jan 2003
                      • 17798

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Shooter


                      Which would then mean they have 10k income on their side with nothing to offset it...
                      Which means he has a way around the system like I just said, maybe they have a way to turn a "business expense" into cash?

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