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I am changing careers after owning my own business for 25 years. People that know me, totally associate me with my former career. 

As I am trying to transistion into a new career, while keeping my business open on a smaller scale, I am having a hard time getting people to think of me in terms of other than my former business. 

My former business seems very appealing to people and they can't believe I would transistion out of it, while they would dream of getting into it.  I have just grown weary of working in a labor of love for very little money. 

There needs to be a balance between career goals and personal life, or your career can swallow you up and you may never break that bind.

posted 3 years ago
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I am a business owner, talk about costing money....How much would it cost me to administer collecting and paying a sales tax?

The  bookkeeping alone would cost me several thousand dollars a year.

posted 3 years, 5 months ago
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It's important to note for large corporations making a profit....like your guest. They pay the greater of the tax they are already paying or the minimum tax associated with their Oregon sales.

So on 10 million in sales, if he was paying more than $15,000 in tax this would not cost him a dime.

posted 3 years, 5 months ago
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Being a tax consultant, who should be working instead of typing here....It should be noted the IRS has rules about Bartering and reporting the value of the barter as income. 

It could be a taxable event

posted 4 years, 2 months ago
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