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I have been working in a foreign embassy since 2007 and now that its time to file the taxes I am just wondering if my income can be treated as a foreign income(non-taxable) since i'm paid by a foreign government(for whose embassy i work). Also if it cannot be treated as a foreign income, where should i report it? I receive my salary by check, and since its an embassy they don't give me a W-2 or a 1099.

My boyfriend and I are planning to start selling things on eBay. We want to split the income. Obviously the account will need to be set up through just one of us for now as we begin and see if it is something worth doing.

I know the basics of how taxes work with sole proprietorships in terms of paying tax on income and keeping records of expenses, but how can I "pay" him, vise versa or divide the income? We don't want to combine our taxes in any other way.

I have been on SSA the past 7 years and have not filed income taxes. I am a full-time student. Last year, I did work some to supplement my income but it was under $9,000 for the full year, do i need to file income taxes? I claimed exempt all year so did not pay in anything.

I'm doing research on Peterborough, Ontario and families affordability when it comes to computers. (But this can be looked at from an North American family POV) As the age of technology is advancing, some technology is become cheaper. What the bottom line is, I would like to know what class of family can afford computers. Where is the affordability line drawn? Which of the following options below would you say is the minimum for the ability for a family to afford the cost of a computer? (I know some figure below are obvious that those types of families can afford a computer, but I want to know WHERE does the get drawn?) What is the exact, absolute minimum income of a family to be able to afford a computer.

I suppose that this question could be asked on any global scale, but at least in North America. What do you think personally? What do you know through a research? (if you do find a helpful site for me, please post it!)

Persons with income under $5,000
Persons with income of $5,000 and over
Persons with income of $10,000 and over
Persons with income of $15,000 and over
Persons with income of $20,000 and over
Persons with income of $25,000 and over
Persons with income of $35,000 and over
Persons with income of $50,000 and over
Persons with income of $75,000 and over
Persons with income of $100,000 and over
Persons with income of $150,000 and over
Persons with income of $200,000 and over
Persons with income of $250,000 and over

Thanks in advance to all who'll state their input.