January 26, 2012 6:00 PM - 70 attended
USE AND SALES TAX with the BOE
Costa Mesa Community Center (map)
remember ... SMUGS ARE ALWAYS FREE!
come early, mingle, get to know someone in your neighborhood. bring a snack to share and a card to exchange. the talks start at 6.30pm and we're all out the door by 9pm.
as you RSVP please note that we have questions that need answers. sorry if it isn't so easy to register anymore but we do this for free and we need numbers and stats to give to future speakers to entice them to come so bear with us please.
this month we have Hatem Kaseem, a senior tax auditor for the Board of Equalization coming to speak to us about the ins and outs of use and sales tax.
yep, it's the confusing and utterly un-sexy topic - USE and SALES TAX. not to be confused with income tax. it's something that all photographers as business owners should understand. this should clarify when sales tax should be charged and how it should be paid.
some time ago hanssie and i found this document that explained use and sales tax (specifically for photogs) from the boe http://www.boe.ca.gov/pdf/pub68.pdf and after LOOKING at it there was one of 2 reactions. can someone just explain the basics so i don't have to read it or can someone fill in the answers to all my questions after reading it. BOE has graciously provided a well versed expert on the field. we hope you'll join us as we begin the year with clarity.
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Lauren N+1 guestGreat information! I wish the organizers would have kept the speakers on track instead of responding to so many repetitive questions.
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Amber MillerThe speakers tried their best to do an organized and simplified presentation about a very complicated subject. It was unfortunate that the same people kept asking very specific questions about their own business instead of letting the speakers get through the whole presentation first, which would have been more beneficial for the group as a whole and gave everyone a fair shot to ask questions.
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Mary HurlbutUnfortunately the main speaker was hard to understand due to his heavy accent. He also needed to control the meeting better, since there were so many interruptions.
Meanwhile, as a taxpayer I was dismayed to learn about the user tax.
I did appreciate the informational handouts
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Angela A. StantonLoved it! Very informative and very participating and active group. The speakers were good too.
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Wesley KongGreat Subject and really wanted to go, but last minute schedule change prevented me from attending. 5 stars for the subject because I think this is a foundation for starting a business.
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Andrew HalbeckThe Good: The content was informative and useful. The Bad: The speakers appeared unprepared and lacked the ability to clearly articulate the information to the audience which resulted in to many questions about the same topic. Next time I will just go online and watch the tutorials or just skip it and go get a root canal without novacain.
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Lee Van NormanThere was definitely some heated debates on sales tax but I really felt they did a great job at answering the questions. I know I walked away with a much better understanding on how to charge sales tax. Thank You
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Well that was painfully informative! Thanks for putting the evening together