Posts by Carol Price4

driftingpilot8 said:Don't you start making me look silly too! Honestly, couldn't she have just read the IRS tax forms mentioned in a few other posts in this thread? They say one good thing is enough for a smart person, right? Repeating stuff that's already been said—especially when I get hit with a ton of pushback (should I have used CAPS LOCK or something?)—instead of just staying quiet when you don't know the answer... well, that's just plain foolish. Total "lawyer-cop" behavior. 🙂

Anyway, thanks so much for answering my question!😉

Regarding that bolded part, I'd suggest getting some glasses— 🙂unless I somehow missed the lesson that a crowd doesn't equal a consensus.

Calling someone out on a public forum and telling them to shut up is honestly just laughable. If you'd actually taken the time to read my post—or any of the posts from people here who are genuinely trying to help—you might have actually learned something.

But hey, it's our own fault for trying to help you do everything by the book and according to US law... I'm definitely not biting at the arrogance or the provocations.

Good luck with your report, 😁

driftingpilot8 said:Hey, stop acting like you're some kind of cop! That doesn't even answer what I actually asked.

You’ve gotta read between the lines here—she can't claim her mother as a dependent if the mother's income is way higher than what the IRS allows...

Look, I told you exactly how to handle this, so do whatever you want.
Just be ready for the risk of a fine starting at $1.75 and going up from there.

driftingpilot8 said:I mean, if her mother isn't even paying taxes here, then what's the point? Why would you even bother sending anything back at the end of the day?

Also, quick question—can a daughter actually support her mother if the mother has zero reported income (like, say, an unreported pension from Russia)?

If mother is a California resident and receiving a foreign pension, she's legally required to file a tax return!
The standard deduction covers up to $3,200 for the first couple of months, but for the rest $1.25, if her pension hits those amounts, she’ll owe taxes and surcharges. Either way, she absolutely has to file that return...

Jessica Grant56 said:Look, you're right to be annoyed—honestly, what really got under my skin was the mention of FAMILY. Seriously? You guys almost brushed it off like it was some joke, but this person is actually taking it a step further by trying to offer unsolicited family advice. This is exactly why things always go south here. Family is strictly off-limits on this forum, and unknown knows that. They shouldn't even be showing up, lest someone tracks their IP address and realizes they’re actually... well, her.

The whole situation surfaced back in 2010 and just lingered—showing up sporadically—but this is clearly a massive, coordinated smear campaign. Or maybe it's just a collective lapse in judgment. People keep saying "papa in bocca"—which is basically a fancy way of saying you're just feeding someone's ego and giving them endless ammunition to play the same tired victim card. As for the technical specs, there's plenty to unpack regarding how things should actually be implemented versus whatever the programmer was thinking while they were half-asleep at their desk... though we all know the developer probably gave up on that software ages ago. And let's be real, we've seen enough to know who was flipping what to whom.

Maybe it’s time for a little silence... either hit ignore or just don't bother commenting. Let's focus on smarter questions and more meaningful answers instead. We need to make room for the people who actually have legitimate issues and want to ask about them, rather than those who just run away when things get real. Can we try that?

I couldn't agree more! 🙂🙂

Jessica Grant56, please don't bite at the trolls—let's not wreck Lily's thread. A stop sign is a stop sign! People either get it or they don't! 🙂

ruggedcyclist74 said:Is this really the third day already? Feels like we're almost at the finish line, isn't it? 🙂

I bet he'll be back by tonight—our Dubi will be home before you know it, 🙂

Everything’s fine—he got a little bit of a cooldown a couple days ago, almost like he just started walking from Denver to New York City, and then boom, there he was... 🤣

Richard Howard55 said:So, what actually happened? 🤷

Looks like there's some debate going on over that "unlucky" book program topic... though I have a feeling a few posts were deleted...

What happened with Duba??😕 I’ve been totally out of the loop—work has been crazy—but I see he finally got banned......

Jessica Grant56, you don't even need to make this a whole sub-Reddit—you can just start a regular thread for Oracle Q&A, 🙂

Jessica Grant56 said:If you're going to overcomplicate things this much, you might as well ask who's actually left sane. Honestly, I haven't the slightest clue.

🤣🤣 But look, people act like this all the time... the internet creates all these wild scenarios, and our US laws just can't seem to keep up—so what's the move now? 😕

Let's hear your thoughts...

So, here's the deal—this guy is trading Forex using his own system, and now he’s got people interested in linking their accounts to his so he can trade for them too, for a fee. These are folks from abroad, and they’d be paying via PayPal or PayPal... once he pulls a decent chunk of change into a JPMorgan Chase account—assuming he wants to keep everything totally above board—how does he handle the taxes? We're talking about an individual here...

I mean, you can definitely withdraw the cash, but if it turns into a massive windfall and he suddenly drops money on a new car, there's always that nagging thought—what happens if the Police Department starts asking where all that money came from? hmmm...
ajmo razmišljanja...

Roger Stewart2 said:Sorry to bug you—do those changes from the new act need to kick in by July 1st, or can I get ahead of it? (Just asking because I don't handle any cash transactions anyway).

I actually set my internal policy to go live on January 1st—even though the official mandate doesn't hit until April 1st. Some people suggested starting Jan 1st as a best practice, though honestly, I think you just follow whatever date applies to your specific industry... anyway, my invoice layout has been updated since New Year's Day.
Let's see what everyone else thinks—jump in with your own experiences or thoughts!

Jessica Grant56 said:Yeah, but what's the bottom line here?? Let's say a pizzeria uses a parking lot, but they lease it out to some other small LLC—there's no fiscalization requirement until April 1st for them, but if that small firm didn't exist, the requirement would kick in on January 1st for the restaurant... It's the exact same space and the exact same business activity, right?

Right, but the parking is just a side gig for them—one's primary business is food service and the other is retail, and that’s where the distinction lies! ☕

Jessica Grant56 said:It’s really not clear at all—you didn't actually say WHEN this kicks in??

Here's how I see it: It all depends on who is running the lot and whose Tax ID ends up on that receipt. If the parking belongs to some local diner—say, an unknown cafe—they have to start reporting everything on January 1st (since parking is technically part of their hospitality business, right?). But if it's a massive corporation, like a giant shopping mall, yet they hire a small third-party contractor—maybe a cleaning service, a valet company, or some veterans' cooperative—to manage the lot, and that small company's Tax ID is what shows up on the receipt... then nothing changes until April 1st. Because, legally speaking, it's just a small merchant providing parking.

And honestly, who is even watching the kiosks? Is it a specialized enforcement squad, an Apache helicopter hovering overhead, or maybe a circus pony trotting by?? Or is it just that feeling you get when you try to grab a prize from a machine and it always slips out of your hand? We all know that when a huge box of cash comes in, only about 10% actually gets reported. Why wouldn't they skip it? A simple relay could track the count, but it's not sealed, and the owner is the one "counting" the money... and let's face it, it adds up. It's not pocket change; it's enough to cover a monthly paycheck. Not to mention all those vending machines that sell hot coffee and everything else.

Of course, you fall under fiscalization based on your primary business type—just like you said, hospitality starts Jan 1st, retailers on April 1st, everyone else on July 1st. I thought that was obvious, sorry, 🙂

Vending machines aren't covered... that's just how they decided, so you can just ignore it...

Jessica Grant56 said:Seriously though—can someone tell me how the parking situation is? Like, can you still pay with cash??

Look, if you're using a kiosk or an automated machine, those aren't subject to sales tax reporting—but if there's a gate where you grab a ticket and then hand cash to an attendant on your way out, they definitely have to report that income.

Point 7.
http://www.irs.gov/tax-guide-example-placeholder.pdf

Roger Stewart2 said:So, quick question for the group—if a cleaning company (an LLC) never actually deals in cash because everything goes straight through bank transfers, does that mean they’re exempt from this whole messy fiscalization headache? Like, do they even need to bother updating their invoice layouts, payment terms, or anything else at all? I was at an NPR seminar yesterday and honestly, I came home feeling way more confused than when I walked in.🤷

You fall under that first category—so just give this a read to see what you need to do.

Best,

Jessica Grant56 said:Thanks, you're a lifesaver. But look—here's the deal: I actually did enter that (see my previous post), using 1/1/1 for Retail II, and then 1/2/2 for VP. But now, I have services under 1/2/2 too, because they’re processed on the SAME register as the VP in the Oracle software. When I tried to set it up, it wouldn't work—it won't recognize 1/2/2 twice since it's the SAME terminal and the SAME space. And now you're saying I should put every terminal under its own number? So the same Oracle setup would be terminal 1, 2, and 3?? I'm honestly not sure if I should do that. Even though it's just one single terminal (Oracle), it acts as multiple warehouses—all within the same room!

Forget about regular versus extraordinary shrinkage for a second; I get that part, it's clear, and I'm not asking for help with it. (Just a side note: the machine doesn't actually calculate the surplus or shortage; you enter those manually during inventory, and the machine just spits out the totals based on what you typed in).

But how on earth am I supposed to record shrinkage when I have those famous 3,000 individual items, and shrinkage has to be entered manually? How am I meant to log: shrinkage of 1 screw, shrinkage of 3 screws, shrinkage of 2 screws?? And then there are the tiny bits: shrinkage of 0.3 of a screw, or 0.4 of a screw... This might sound specific, but it’s reality. It's a maddening way to work. If I have to go item by item, I'm looking at roughly 2,500 different products... By all accounts, this feels like a mission impossible.
There's one more thing: even though there are thousands of shortages, there are just as many surpluses. It's almost entirely just sales errors, which makes total sense for items where the difference might only be, say, 0.5mm. When I looked at the total surplus versus the total shortage, they nearly cancel each other out—with just a tiny adjustment, they'd be identical. So technically, there isn't a net shortage because the surplus covers it, but... will the program even see that? It'll just dump the shortage into the shrinkage category, while I'm left trying to justify the surplus... Maybe with this kind of inventory, shrinkage just isn't practical, even though it definitely happens (due to breakage and waste)!

Am I making more sense now??

Jessica, you can totally split the VP into two separate areas (two warehouses) regardless of them being in the same room—then you'll end up with:

MP
1/1/1
2/1/1 ...

VP
1/2/2
2/2/2
3/2/2 ...one sequence
and
1/3/2
2/3/2
3/3/2...a second sequence

So basically, you have two areas under VP, but still just one terminal.

Megan Kelly412 said:It feels like no matter which agency you call in this country, they just point you toward someone else in an endless loop of bureaucracy.

Maybe one of you folks here actually knows the drill.
I’m looking to import some small electronic components to be used as sub-assemblies within a finished product. I haven't been able to find a local supplier, and even if I did, the markup would probably be astronomical. I have a few specific questions:

- What kind of certifications am I looking at for importing electronics from China? Is RoHS enough since they already comply, or am I going to need Dell or LVD compliance too?

- Would it be a smart move to have them ship via FedEx? It’s a pretty small package, maybe around 30x20x20 cm, and weighs about 2 kg.

- If they use FedEx, once the package hits the US, am I going to get hit with a phone call demanding I pay customs, taxes, and whatever other random fees they decide to invent on the spot?

- Are there any other little traps or fine print details I should be keeping an eye out for?

Look, if you've already paid them for the goods and the shipping, then you'll just owe FedEx for the customs duties, sales tax, and their brokerage fees.

FedEx actually has a tool on their site where you can estimate costs and transit times—just plug in your info and you'll see what the damage looks like...

Carl Brooks2 said:I want to park some cash in savings, but I don't want to lock it into a CD because I have no idea when I might actually need it—could be next month, could be a year from now. I was looking at Chase, but even that isn't a sure thing. Which bank is actually offering the best interest rates right now? Also, what exactly is a high-yield savings account?

An easy-access savings account is just liquid cash—it’s exactly what you’re looking for, where you can grab your money whenever you need it without any hassle...

Right now, the best deal I've seen is with

Capital One — their savings account offers around 3.25% APY, variable of course, you can move funds easily through online banking—and they don't charge those annoying monthly maintenance fees, plus interest hits your account every month.

I think Wells Fargo had a promo at 3.50% recently, but I don't see it on their site anymore—they might have pulled the offer already...