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**Focus** · 12-09-2007, 05:10 PM

You have a few options in valuing domain names, some regard them as assets and others as "advertising costs" if they are used and bought for ppc revenue, obviously as property if they are to be "flipped" for resale...it has been suggested that they have to be ammoritized over time like realestate but I do not see why as they are not really a physical or tangible good, and in fact you are only "renting" the domain registration from the registry..even if it cost you 100k to takeover the rights to that domain name - you do not actually "own" it per say nor will you ever fully "own" it as it has to be rented year to year like an office space...so say I buy a typo for 10k and it makes me 20k over the year timespan I would show a profit of 10k for that domain name for that year..imo so please do give your input if the above is not in accordance with general tax law..I'd be interested to hear your side.

12-09-2007, 05:10 PM	#17 (permalink)
Focus Domains Control The World Name: Chris Last Online: Today 08:59 AM iTrader: (94) Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 7,710 DNF$: 17,401 Location: Dirty South Country:	You have a few options in valuing domain names, some regard them as assets and others as "advertising costs" if they are used and bought for ppc revenue, obviously as property if they are to be "flipped" for resale...it has been suggested that they have to be ammoritized over time like realestate but I do not see why as they are not really a physical or tangible good, and in fact you are only "renting" the domain registration from the registry..even if it cost you 100k to takeover the rights to that domain name - you do not actually "own" it per say nor will you ever fully "own" it as it has to be rented year to year like an office space...so say I buy a typo for 10k and it makes me 20k over the year timespan I would show a profit of 10k for that domain name for that year..imo so please do give your input if the above is not in accordance with general tax law..I'd be interested to hear your side. __________________ READ PLEASE! Buying Typos & Generics of Credit Card/Banking/Credit Report/Insurance Loans/Cars/Auto with traffic. ~FinancialBailout com~*For Sale LOOK!