Bloggers must pay $300, and register as a business

[dmyre]

The city of Philadelphia is demanding money from bloggers who were honest enough to report the meagerest - $11, $50 - of revenue from ads or donations.

According to the law, any blogger who enables advertising is required to register as a business, pay for a license and pay taxes on their profits no matter how small, the Philadelphia City Paper reported last week.

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/philadelphia_wants_300_business_license_from_blogg.php
http://citypaper.net/articles/2010/08/19/blogging-business-privilege-tax-philadelphia

 

[south]

Not good.

Government regulation will do their best to kill the web just as they are doing with "brick & mortar" business. Just wait for them to require a business license/insurance/etc for each website or domain you own.....

 

[Theo]

Well of course, all income is taxable. If there is a state tax, they might have a stake at it.

 

[Infoproliferati]

We should all move to the Cayman islands.

 

[stock_post]

I wounder how long it will be before they tax when you have sex with your wife.
They may demand you report how many time and what poisons etc and tax based on time of the day and position.