I don't think the issue is the 1099 per se, I've filed plenty of them.
Then what would have triggered this?
And remember, if you hurt her, I will beat you to death with a shovel.
Willow ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 56: ...we need the writers.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Jan 30, 2008 7:51:02 pm PST #6392 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Nilly - Jan 30, 2008 7:52:01 pm PST #6393 of 10001
Swouncing
Skipping in almost-the-last-minute but still-on-time-according-to-the-board's-time, to wish Anne a happy birthday, a wonderful year and a great, um, second-day-of-her-new-age!
I just wish I were on time for that.
Liese S. - Jan 30, 2008 7:58:10 pm PST #6394 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Dude, is that the cuddle whatsit? That's almost exactly the right size for what I need in my sunroom. I have a rocking chair, which is old, and lovely, and given to me by my mother-in-law. I want that, and then something soft and relaxy for contrast.
My problem is that I really want something I could also sleep on. But the reality is, when the french doors are open, the length left available is less than six feet. So anything long enough to fold out to sleep on is too long for the space.
Liese S. - Jan 30, 2008 7:59:17 pm PST #6395 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I have no good advice about the business stuff except that it's pretty easy to become a sole proprietorship if you should choose to. It'll be interesting to see what happens with our taxes this year with the second jobs and the house and stuff.
§ ita § - Jan 30, 2008 8:02:14 pm PST #6396 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Dude, is that the cuddle whatsit?
Is that to me?
Liese S. - Jan 30, 2008 8:04:54 pm PST #6397 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, in the 365 photo over yonder.
Burrell - Jan 30, 2008 8:11:40 pm PST #6398 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Then what would have triggered this?
I haven't a clue. I think 1099 is for anything that isn't wages. So maybe then the issue is the source of the income? A book advance = freelance author in their collective minds? I have no clue.
bon bon - Jan 30, 2008 8:15:41 pm PST #6399 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
1099 covers a lot of stuff (like game show winnings!). Maybe it was the payor that tipped them off. A publisher filing a 1099 may be an automatic notice to its authors.
x-post.
§ ita § - Jan 30, 2008 8:21:41 pm PST #6400 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That is what it is, Liese. And it's pretty sleepable in for me, at 5'8 and generally picky about lying stretched out.
But do authors normally have to register? Allyson--ask Hec or Deb if they have. I guess, if they do, that the party issuing the 1099 might be the trigger.
Blargh. I look at other peoples Project 365 photos and think that I have more than 300 left to go and so little imagination. I can't just keep taking pictures of me sitting in different bits of my apartment. And I'd also like them to be less "Oh! Look at me!" but can't quite see how that's possible, given the premise.
DavidS - Jan 30, 2008 8:43:45 pm PST #6401 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
But do authors normally have to register? Allyson--ask Hec or Deb if they have. I guess, if they do, that the party issuing the 1099 might be the trigger.
No, I've never had to register or get a license as a corporation or company or anything. And I've been getting advances and royalty checks and freelance checks for about 8 years.
They're wrong. They often are and depend on people freaking out about their taxes instead of fighting them. You have to look at the state budget deficit and know that somebody high up is just saying "Hit everybody you can hit. Most will roll over. Find an excuse."