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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,446 posts) Fri Jun 17, 2022, 02:13 PM Jun 2022

In 2018, Charlottesville decided that freelance writers needed a business license.

In 2018, Charlottesville decided that freelance writers needed a business license. The local gov't levied thousands of dollars in back taxes on local authors who had not obtained a license... Now the matter is being considered by the state's Supreme Court.

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Business Tax on Freelance Writers Heads to Virginia Supreme Court
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In 2018, Charlottesville decided that freelance writers needed a business license. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 OP

Considering the precarious nature of being a freelancer, unless you're well established, this seems LaMouffette Jun 2022 #1

I read that the City lost in the Va Supreme Court Yonnie3 Jun 2022 #2

Hey, was a continuous stream of free lancers to be taxed, at the University of Virginia. empedocles Jun 2022 #3

Yep recent tweet of an April article IbogaProject Jun 2022 #4

LaMouffette

(2,030 posts)

1. Considering the precarious nature of being a freelancer, unless you're well established, this seems

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Jun 17, 2022, 02:27 PM

Jun 2022

so unfair.

At the very least, if they're going to impose this kind of tax on freelancers, they should NOT be able to demand that they pay back-taxes. That's ridiculous!

Yonnie3

(17,440 posts)

2. I read that the City lost in the Va Supreme Court

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Jun 17, 2022, 02:34 PM

Jun 2022

Tax victory

Last week the Virginia Supreme Court upheld Charlottesville Circuit Court’s decision that said the city cannot require freelance writers to pay its business license tax. As a result of the ruling, local freelance writer Corban Addison, who filed the lawsuit against the City of Charlottesville, will receive a tax refund for the $2,461.23 he did not have to pay.

From C-ville Weekly 6-15-22

https://www.c-ville.com/in-brief-brackney-exposes-insurrectionist-tax-lawsuit-ruling-and-more

empedocles

(15,751 posts)

3. Hey, was a continuous stream of free lancers to be taxed, at the University of Virginia.

Reply to Yonnie3 (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 17, 2022, 02:50 PM

Jun 2022

Olde town v gown lives on.

IbogaProject

(2,815 posts)

4. Yep recent tweet of an April article

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Jun 17, 2022, 04:01 PM

Jun 2022

Here is the actual legal advocacy groups announcement of their victory at the VA State Supreme Court. https://ij.org/press-release/victory-court-rules-freelance-writers-cannot-be-taxed-under-charlottesvilles-vague-business-license-tax-orders-refund/

Actually city has until 6/19 to request a rehearing and the other author's case vs that county will now proceed. So this issue isn't fully resolved just yet.

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