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Paul in Mich
08-07-2005 06:41:58
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Re: O/T Amish taxi service in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 08-06-2005 18:30:59
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Cowman, I"m not defending or criticizing, but I think what it comes down to is this. Bus companies or taxi services or any other vehicle used as a public conveyence is required to be certified and regulated, therefor someone who even tho may be a private citizen, who on a continuing basis, transports people for hire, are subject to the same laws governing taxis or busses or any other public conveyence. Dealing with Amish people present an even different circumstance in that they deal strictly in cash the vast majority of the time, so unless the person transporting them for hire is certified and registered as such, there is no way that the government, be it local, state, or federal can quantify their tax responsibility. They are most likely trying to eliminate the loophole which allows someone to provide a service for hire and not pay taxes. For sure it hits the little guy like your Dad who, I"m sure isnt getting rich by any stretch of the imagination, however he does realize income from doing the service he renders, thus is subject to be taxed. If he were doing it as a favor, it would be a completely different story. Heck, the IRS tries its darndest to tax quid pro quo services. In other words, if I paint something of yours because I have a paint gun and you dont, and in return you weld something for me because you have a welder, the IRS wants us both to be taxed for the imaginary amount that our collective efforts are worth. Yup, we are to be taxed on mutual back scratching, according to the tax man. It crazy, but we cant lay this on the Amish. They would love to be able to handle all their finances under the table. The problem is that the tax man is tightning the grip.
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