Hey bloggers- how would you feel if you had to pay a special tax????
Bloggers in Philadelphia are pretty mad.
Phili needs money so they have enacted a ” business privilege license costs $50 a year or $300 for a lifetime. So, if your blog takes money for advertising, or sells photographs or other goods, it’s a business and must pay for a license. You gotta fork it up no matter how little it makes you make PLUS taxes on profits.
Some bloggers are complaining that the fee would impinge on their free speech and would discourage dissent.
Computerworld says that Maura Kennedy, a spokesperson for the city, says that officials want money-making bloggers to register their business and start paying the tax.
“It’s a business privilege tax, just like for any business in the city, whether you’re selling widgets or writing a blog that brings in any kind of revenue,” said Kennedy. “It’s not anything about bloggers or the Internet. If you run any kind of blog in the city of Philadelphia, then you owe taxes.”
So, how’s that Burger tasting?
The folks at Zagat want to tell you before you waste your efforts.
The winner of the best burger?
Five Guys ,a fast-growing Virginia-based chain (and presidential pit stop) took top honors in the Best Burger category, unseating last year’s winner, West Coast fave In-N-Out Burger.
Wanna taste the burgers? Check this out.
- Zero, Artificial Trans Fats
- 200 Restaurants will open in 2010
- Over 250 Thousand Burgers are sold daily
- 38,409,200 lbs. of potatoes were used in our stores in 2008
- Online Ordering is currently being rolled out to all of our stores nationwide!
Here are the most popular chains according Zagat to the survey;
FULL-SERVICE CHAINS
- P.F. Chang’s China Bistro
- Bonefish Grill
- Cheesecake Factory
- California Pizza Kitchen
- Maggiano’s
QUICK-REFRESHMENT CHAINS
- Starbucks Coffee
- Dunkin’ Donuts
- Culver’s
- Ben & Jerry’s
- Dairy Queen
FAST FOOD – MEGA CHAINS
- Subway
- McDonald’s
- Wendy’s
- Burger King
- Taco Bell
FAST FOOD – LARGE CHAINS
- Panera Bread
- Chipotle
- Five Guys
- Chick-fil-A
- In-N-Out Burger
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–>We have a Five Guys down the street and they are good burgers although I haven’t been in a few years. The fries if you order them “spicy” are quite good too.
Philly is a crazy city regardless of the tax.
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I wouldn’t want to pay a blogger tax – but then again, i dont use my blog to make money so It really doesnt affect me! : )
The truth is anytime you are generating money from something you are actively participating (working) in (as opposed to investment income), it is a business. Writers pay income taxes and social security taxes on published works and bloggers should be doing so also. Same with crafters, ebayers, etc. Take my free advice as an accountant/tax preparer.
I do not believe that any business tax is good, whether it is local, state or national, but if we must have laws they should be applied equally.
The easy way to avoid that is to have a blog without accepting advertising and incentives. It also makes for a less cluttered site.
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Philly is just nuts, but hey they are just jumping on the tax you from cradle to grave mentality that lots of municipalities have these days!
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Seems only fair to me. It’s a business if your blog makes money.
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The taxes in Pennsylvania are crazy – they tax us on everything.
Good ole Philly, gotta love it! I am born and raised and not surprised one bit. I live in Jersey now but I still miss Philly.
I don’t use my blog in anyway re a business situation. I’m not surprised about a possible tax. Rose
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Stacy- I had you in mind with this story.
I saw that article about Philly bloggers! I am glad I don’t live in the city! It doesn’t surprise me, but I don’t think Philly needs this bad press, making such a big deal about it. I know they need money, but come on.
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The blogger tax is insane! Five Guys are amazing but SO FATTENING! Please God, if you go there make sure to order the little burger because its huge. The regular sized one is 2 patties. ALso, only order 1 fry for the entire family because they basically fill the bag up with fries. Hope you grabbed the PROUD MOMMY BLOGGER badge!Happy Mothering!
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We actually had Five Guys come to our town in Iowa last year. They do have great burgers!
Hi, I am a new FMBT followers. Your the second person lately I’ve heard mention this five guys place. I am on the west coast, so I don’t think we have them here, but I am pretty sure nothing beats an In N Out Burger!
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I’m a new follower and linked up on the blog hop! We just got a Five Guys where I live…haven’t tried it yet but I’ve heard good things about it!
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Harriet you think folks in Philly have money to throw in the air because they’re blogging ? girllllllllllllllllllll.. them phillycheeseheads..(smdh) are gonna get a big suprise when bloggers from Philly start protesting this by Blogging About it For FREE. that’s sure to be some good publicity for Ms Kennedy to sort out. btw, those hamburger folks missed a realllly good burger in the motorcity at Harrys. oh yeah its’s so good even Adam the food guy came and ate it. oh yessss he didddd..
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I can’t believe they are taxing bloggers! I guess they will tax anything these days. Thanks for stopping by. Great blog so I am returning the favor!
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I think the bloggers have a right to be upset about this, I sure would be! Paying tax on income is one thing, but paying a ‘fee’ to be a blogger is getting a bit much!
To be completely honest, I don’t find this tax to be unfair, IF you’re making a good chunk of walking around money from advertising revenue.
With financially viable blogs becoming more prevalent every day, it really was just a matter of time before such a thing was passed into law because no matter how you look at it, if you’re making enough money from blogging, it’s a small business.
The problem I DO have with it is that those who don’t make much through advertising to begin with are pretty much screwed by this fee, because it totally eats into your profit. Ideally, this should be applied to bloggers on a sliding scale, but we all know the chances of that happening is NO.
Remember folks: blogging revenue should be included in your taxes, but at the same time, your “business expenses” (internet access, computer, travelling to blogging events, etc) can be written off at the end of the year, too.
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oh and I <3 Five Guys burgers!
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That is just plain crazy!
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