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Tre

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Would you report the 'income'?
« on: January 29, 2007, 09:42:32 AM »
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Re: Would you report the 'income'?
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2007, 09:48:35 AM »
Oracle should do the right thing and pay it.

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Re: Would you report the 'income'?
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2007, 09:50:42 AM »
Quote from: 240 is Back on January 29, 2007, 09:48:35 AM
Oracle should do the right thing and pay it.

Perhaps, but according to the 'tax experts', the IRS would lay claim to a lump of those earnings as well.  Damn them!

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Re: Would you report the 'income'?
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2007, 10:15:17 AM »
Geeze...  qualifying a space flight as "income" seems a bit far-fetched.  It would seem that Oracle could legally redefine the prize somehow so it wouldn't be taxable, but what do I know.
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Re: Would you report the 'income'?
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2007, 10:37:19 PM »
Quote from: 240 is Back on January 29, 2007, 09:48:35 AM
Oracle should do the right thing and pay it.



I agree. It's certainly a drop in the bucket for them, ...and far less than the value of the publicity they got from this.
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