Bubblews - I-9 and the IRS

By Pam
Byhalia, Mississippi
November 19, 2015 9:06pm CST
I was just wondering how Bubblews handled their closing tax issues. I know a more than a few people made over $600 from January to October. Of course if they want to get their benefit from the IRS on the payments they have to report it. But how will we get I-9's? I don't mean to sound ugly, but they can't just take their ball and go home and end the game like they did with the writers.
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Heather Echola
@GardenGerty (160883)
• United States
20 Nov 15
Okay, here is my conspiracy theory kicking in. They deliberately sabotaged the site so it will be a tax write off, because at least on paper they lost money. I think the last few payouts were to document that they were indeed involved in a business. They will have a slick lawyer help them come out of this smelling like roses.
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sishy7
@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
20 Nov 15
So they closed one site down and opened a new one right away... Just like how they closed scammers account on their site before, yet let the scammers to come right back on a new account. Obviously, they're the biggest scammers of all...
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Happy Lady and Freya the Catblog Cat
@Jackalyn (7558)
• Oxford, England
20 Nov 15
I was just thinking that. Quite what the revamp was about I am not sure. Most of the changes were cosmetic and I don't really going they were that hard to do for a software engineer.
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Yalul
@yalul070 (1713)
• Manila, Philippines
20 Nov 15
actually, this is highly plausible. i still can't accept the explanation that they used to pay members beyond what the site actually earned.
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Namelesss
@Namelesss (3365)
• United States
22 Nov 15
You probably won't get a 1099. Just put yourself down as self-employed/freelance. Your Paypal statements should suffice. Let Arvind worry about his own taxes.
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slund2041
@slund2041 (3314)
• United States
21 Nov 15
I did not make enough to worry about it. I hardly think you will get your I-9.
Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (50580)
• United States
20 Nov 15
I have not a clue as to what they did ?
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Patsie Hatley
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
20 Nov 15
me ieither but I h ave a hunch that they were wo rking on a new site to start allover scammingb p eopleits called sweebla
Namelesss
@Namelesss (3365)
• United States
22 Nov 15
@Hatley Hey Patsie!! (Hugs) Sweeble is a totally free app - that's all. Sweeba and Sweeble are not related.
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Jacqui
@euphie (573)
• Ballymena, Northern Ireland
21 Nov 15
I would have thought that the only people making over $600 since January were the site owners. The rest of the people using the site barely made anything.
Ronald Franklin
@RonElFran (1214)
• Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
4 Dec 15
I don't think Bubblews will be issuing any tax documentation, so writers must keep their own records.
Patsie Hatley
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
20 Nov 15
hi Forever The Lamb does h ave a point none of us were employess of bublews so you would not use that form an d how could anyone make 60 0 when the trickle in our banks was so teensy I doubt many nmade enou gh toh ave to declare itr Iknow I did not.
Susan
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
20 Nov 15
@Magnolia2 I guess we don't. You can't reach a company that's unreachable.