So ARS is collecting photo IDs for ePassporte

[gregtx]

Originally Posted by Jim

Me too When I had Ultracash, I wanted to report paying foreign webmasters. Our software spit out 1099s for everyone and put all "0s" for non US webmasters. I sent them to the IRS and they fined me $20 for each one. It ended up being over a $20k fine. The thing is, before they let me know, it was another time for taxes and I did it again (not knowing it was wrong). They never did or said anything about them. I guess it just depends on who or what is doing the 1099s on any particular day.

i'm having dejavu... except .. the $20 each was on US webmasters!!!

now we constantly have people updating their pay to info to some foreign entity.. and then wonder why we have to hold payment b/c their old tax id gets kicked back by the irs... for a no longer working tax id... I think there are lots of people getting bad tax advice from friends and boards.. not realizing that just moving their company offshore.. does not let them not pay US taxes.. ifthey still live here...