Path: utzoo!dciem!nrcaer!sunray!glee From: glee@sunray.UUCP (Godfrey Lee) Newsgroups: can.general Subject: Re: That F'n Fed. Sales Tax is Gonna *HURT*!! Message-ID: <6863@sunray.UUCP> Date: 17 Aug 89 14:40:37 GMT References: <1989Aug13.161201.7535@tmsoft.uucp> <1989Aug14.185256.1260@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> Reply-To: glee@cognos.UUCP (Godfrey Lee) Distribution: can Organization: Cognos Inc., Ottawa, Canada Lines: 18 In article <1989Aug14.185256.1260@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> mart@csri.toronto.edu (Mart Molle) writes: >the claim that it would go a long way to allowing the >Feds to catch people trying to cheat on paying taxes by bartering, etc. > >The basic idea is that it makes it much less attractive for your dentist >to go to the widget distributor offering to clean his teeth for free in >exchange for a free widget Most of the bartering involves the services side of business. Do my tax return for me and I will clean your teeth. With the amount of paperwork the government has burdened the professional or small business man, I would think that it would encourage bartering. You don't have the pay the tax on the service, and you save yourself some paperwork! -- Godfrey Lee P.O. Box 9707 Cognos Incorporated 3755 Riverside Dr. VOICE: (613) 738-1338 x3802 FAX: (613) 738-0002 Ottawa, Ontario UUCP: uunet!mitel!sce!cognos!glee CANADA K1G 3Z4