Economy
In reply to the discussion: STOCK MARKET WATCH, Thursday, December 15, 2011 [View all]AnneD
(15,774 posts)otherwise I would have told you this sooner but....
tucked away in the Health Care bill was this stinker...so be aware.
Those already outraged by the president's health care legislation now have a new bone of contention -- a scarcely noticed tack-on provision to the law that puts gold coin buyers and sellers under closer government scrutiny.
The issue is rising to the fore just as gold coin dealers are attracting attention over sales tactics.
Section 9006 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will amend the Internal Revenue Code to expand the scope of Form 1099. Currently, 1099 forms are used to track and report the miscellaneous income associated with services rendered by independent contractors or self-employed individuals.
Starting Jan. 1, 2012, Form 1099s will become a means of reporting to the Internal Revenue Service the purchases of all goods and services by small businesses and self-employed people that exceed $600 during a calendar year. Precious metals such as coins and bullion fall into this category and coin dealers have been among those most rankled by the change.
More.....
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/gold-coin-dealers-decry-tax-law/story?id=11211611
I don't think I am too paranoid to want to keep my private business private. As a matter of fact, the only time I ever sold back any PM was to pay the IRS...long story, I was right, but was advised to just get the monkey off my back. Things are getting decidedly uncomfortable around here.