Philadelphia wants bloggers to start paying taxes – Reuters(E-Business)

Just like everyone else, Philadelphia is struggling to get through the tough economy, and city officials want bloggers to do their fair share and pay up. But the cit does have a business tax that covers any Philadelphia-based bloggers who are now making any money from their online efforts. Maura Kennedy, a spokesperson for the city, told Computerworld that officials want money-making bloggers to register their business and start paying the tax. She noted that anyone writing a blog purely for fun is not considered a business and wouldn’t have to pay a tax. Will these bloggers now be required to have standard business insurance or workplace inspections? Thomson Reuters is the world’s largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters. read more

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