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Originally Posted by peachfront
(Post 18752430)
But I am an independent contractor for Amazon payments. I'm sure as heck not an employee. Although I've only sold two items there this year...still I'm definitely a contractor. You are saying if someone NEVER sold a dime at Amazon they could use Amazon payments to transfer thousands of dollars back and forth? So that's the booby prize for not having anything ever that anyone would want to buy? :-)
I could send you a million dollars through AP. Doesn't make you an independent contractor, employee, or anything else to Amazon. (AP won't let me send you a million dollars because it will cost them money, but not because it's illegal or otherwise prohibited.) The employee, contractor, whatever relationship is between you and me, not you and AP. Now, the IRS may suspect (rightly?) that people are using these payment services to evade taxes which is why they might require the 1099. But that's not related to whether you are an independent contractor of Amazon. Think of it this way. When a guy mows my lawn, he's my contractor. If I give him cash, he's my contractor. If I pay him through AP, does he suddenly become AP's contractor? No. They're two unrelated concepts: I could send you ten grand and you're not a contractor, or I could send you fifty bucks and you are, but it's not a function of how much money you receive. Edited to add: yes, you can send money on Amazon without selling anything there. Several times I've paid for trips, dinners, etc., and my friends will send me money on AP to reimburse their portion (or vice versa). |
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Originally Posted by crimson12
(Post 18752725)
I think you're confused about two different things.
I could send you a million dollars through AP. Doesn't make you an independent contractor, employee, or anything else to Amazon. (AP won't let me send you a million dollars because it will cost them money, but not because it's illegal or otherwise prohibited.) The employee, contractor, whatever relationship is between you and me, not you and AP. Now, the IRS may suspect (rightly?) that people are using these payment services to evade taxes which is why they might require the 1099. But that's not related to whether you are an independent contractor of Amazon. Think of it this way. When a guy mows my lawn, he's my contractor. If I give him cash, he's my contractor. If I pay him through AP, does he suddenly become AP's contractor? No. They're two unrelated concepts: I could send you ten grand and you're not a contractor, or I could send you fifty bucks and you are, but it's not a function of how much money you receive. Edited to add: yes, you can send money on Amazon without selling anything there. Several times I've paid for trips, dinners, etc., and my friends will send me money on AP to reimburse their portion (or vice versa). |
Not sure why AP would issue 1099's anyway. If I pay a subcontractor VIA Visa or Am Ex, the processor doesn't issue a 1099, if a 1099 is to be issued as the payor I am responsible for issuing it and obtaining the w-9.
Also don't understand why AP requires the payor to give their 1099. |
AP monthly limits were reset
I used AP early this month and found out the monthly limits were reset back to $1,000.
Does anyone see the same "change"? |
OK, thanks, I think I get it now. Sorry for being such an idiot...Hey! @:-) Wanna test this by sending me that million dollars you mentioned? Hee hee.
Originally Posted by crimson12
(Post 18752725)
I think you're confused about two different things.
I could send you a million dollars through AP. Doesn't make you an independent contractor, employee, or anything else to Amazon. (AP won't let me send you a million dollars because it will cost them money, but not because it's illegal or otherwise prohibited.) The employee, contractor, whatever relationship is between you and me, not you and AP. Now, the IRS may suspect (rightly?) that people are using these payment services to evade taxes which is why they might require the 1099. But that's not related to whether you are an independent contractor of Amazon. Think of it this way. When a guy mows my lawn, he's my contractor. If I give him cash, he's my contractor. If I pay him through AP, does he suddenly become AP's contractor? No. They're two unrelated concepts: I could send you ten grand and you're not a contractor, or I could send you fifty bucks and you are, but it's not a function of how much money you receive. Edited to add: yes, you can send money on Amazon without selling anything there. Several times I've paid for trips, dinners, etc., and my friends will send me money on AP to reimburse their portion (or vice versa). |
Originally Posted by phsu
(Post 18779858)
I used AP early this month and found out the monthly limits were reset back to $1,000.
Does anyone see the same "change"? |
I had the same experience with my credit card limit.
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Originally Posted by phsu
(Post 18779858)
I used AP early this month and found out the monthly limits were reset back to $1,000.
Does anyone see the same "change"? |
Originally Posted by phsu
(Post 18779858)
I used AP early this month and found out the monthly limits were reset back to $1,000.
Does anyone see the same "change"? tempting to do it again, but the paranoid side of me thinks Amazon is baiting me to make another payment. |
What are these "resets"? I thought the limit was always $1000 if you had verified a bank account, and $500 otherwise?
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Originally Posted by crimson12
(Post 18783753)
What are these "resets"? I thought the limit was always $1000 if you had verified a bank account, and $500 otherwise?
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Ah, got it. I was thinking the opposite -- that somehow people had limits of higher than $1000 that were "reset" down to $1000.
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Originally Posted by crimson12
(Post 18783799)
Ah, got it. I was thinking the opposite -- that somehow people had limits of higher than $1000 that were "reset" down to $1000.
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Originally Posted by josephstern
(Post 18783807)
I wish - but I'm actually pretty happy with my account, one for my wife, and just a little extra help getting to the bonus levels. I'm surprisingly un-agressive on this one.
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Originally Posted by DrSifu
(Post 18783174)
yes...mine was reset as well.
tempting to do it again, but the paranoid side of me thinks Amazon is baiting me to make another payment. Agree to do it again.. However, be safe at this moment for wait & see. |
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