Brandarama 10-99's are coming in - FreeiPodGuide Forums

doylnea

21-02-2008 16:11:48

[quotea69827f81f="dubbin87"]So next year only do gifts that are less than 600? p[/quotea69827f81f]

No, they summed all gifts and then sent a total. It doesn't matter whether you only did less than $600 gifts. You can't redeem any gift without sending in a W9.

orangejuice

21-02-2008 16:46:39

what if u only did under 600 gifts? for those u don't need to send in a w9...

dmorris68

21-02-2008 17:03:27

[quoteab2389a188="orangejuice"]what if u only did under 600 gifts? for those u don't need to send in a w9...[/quoteab2389a188]
You do if they ask for one and you want to get paid. Many sites ask for W9's regardless of the value, because you can get multiple payouts from one company. Rather than keep up with who is under $600 and who is over $600, they just make everybody submit one.

Folks, you have to remember these basic points that have been discussed here HUNDREDS if not THOUSANDS of times (it seems like)

1. The $600 is cumulative per company, not per item. So if you get 3x$300 gifts from Company X, you've exceeded the threshold and they are required by law to have a W9 on file for you. Without a W9 they cannot expect to write off your payout as a business expense (which of course they would be expected to do) and cut you a 1099-MISC.

2. The $600 is just the threshold at which the IRS says the payor must have the payee's W9 on file. It's not the amount where you have to start claiming it -- you have to claim everything on your taxes, regardless of whether it reaches $600 or not, or whether you even receive a 1099 or not.

freeipodplayer

21-02-2008 17:43:48

Maybe so, but Brandarama (Active Response Group, Inc.) Does not ask for ANY w9's, no matter how many gifts are done, if it is under $600.

I did probably 8 gifts, and received them, before I ever did one for more than $600, and only then was I required a w9.

[quotee4a7d35f2e="dmorris68"][quotee4a7d35f2e="orangejuice"]what if u only did under 600 gifts? for those u don't need to send in a w9...[/quotee4a7d35f2e]
You do if they ask for one and you want to get paid. Many sites ask for W9's regardless of the value, because you can get multiple payouts from one company. Rather than keep up with who is under $600 and who is over $600, they just make everybody submit one.

Folks, you have to remember these basic points that have been discussed here HUNDREDS if not THOUSANDS of times (it seems like)

1. The $600 is cumulative per company, not per item. So if you get 3x$300 gifts from Company X, you've exceeded the threshold and they are required by law to have a W9 on file for you. Without a W9 they cannot expect to write off your payout as a business expense (which of course they would be expected to do) and cut you a 1099-MISC.

2. The $600 is just the threshold at which the IRS says the payor must have the payee's W9 on file. It's not the amount where you have to start claiming it -- you have to claim everything on your taxes, regardless of whether it reaches $600 or not, or whether you even receive a 1099 or not.[/quotee4a7d35f2e]

orangejuice

21-02-2008 17:58:01

thanks player, thats the answer i was looking for..

ashilef

21-02-2008 18:50:15

[quote1ad557d487="freeipodplayer"]Maybe so, but Brandarama (Active Response Group, Inc.) Does not ask for ANY w9's, no matter how many gifts are done, if it is under $600.

I did probably 8 gifts, and received them, before I ever did one for more than $600, and only then was I required a w9.

[quote1ad557d487="dmorris68"][quote1ad557d487="orangejuice"]what if u only did under 600 gifts? for those u don't need to send in a w9...[/quote1ad557d487]
You do if they ask for one and you want to get paid. Many sites ask for W9's regardless of the value, because you can get multiple payouts from one company. Rather than keep up with who is under $600 and who is over $600, they just make everybody submit one.

Folks, you have to remember these basic points that have been discussed here HUNDREDS if not THOUSANDS of times (it seems like)

1. The $600 is cumulative per company, not per item. So if you get 3x$300 gifts from Company X, you've exceeded the threshold and they are required by law to have a W9 on file for you. Without a W9 they cannot expect to write off your payout as a business expense (which of course they would be expected to do) and cut you a 1099-MISC.

2. The $600 is just the threshold at which the IRS says the payor must have the payee's W9 on file. It's not the amount where you have to start claiming it -- you have to claim everything on your taxes, regardless of whether it reaches $600 or not, or whether you even receive a 1099 or not.[/quote1ad557d487][/quote1ad557d487]

So far I've only done 3 brandarama sites but I've only had to complete one w-9 and that was for the macbook.

I guess I'll just see what happens next year this time...

nwong82

21-02-2008 22:22:39

brandarama/Active response group just sent me my 1099misc. But its the total of all the gifts i did for 2007. I only recieved 3 500 gcs. The rest im still waiting for. Can i do anything about this??

orangejuice

21-02-2008 22:32:00

crap. they are sending you 1099s for gifts you still havent received yet? thats bs. i would dispute it immediately.

nwong82

21-02-2008 22:36:04

[quotef65c514a9e="orangejuice"]crap. they are sending you 1099s for gifts you still havent received yet? thats bs. i would dispute it immediately.[/quotef65c514a9e]

so where do i start

freeipodplayer

22-02-2008 03:08:03

[quote2ded6f9c85="orangejuice"]crap. they are sending you 1099s for gifts you still havent received yet? thats bs. i would dispute it immediately.[/quote2ded6f9c85]

Yep.

doylnea

22-02-2008 07:23:45

[quotee58cf95995="nwong82"][quotee58cf95995="orangejuice"]crap. they are sending you 1099s for gifts you still havent received yet? thats bs. i would dispute it immediately.[/quotee58cf95995]

so where do i start[/quotee58cf95995]

Maybe by calling the number that's on the 1099 form...

manOFice

22-02-2008 07:45:52

Gosh I hope I don't receive any 1099's from them, i'm CTS on tons of their sites but I already owe money on taxes this would suck..

jmommy79@yahoo.com

22-02-2008 09:23:39

[quote817c881dc8="nwong82"]brandarama/Active response group just sent me my 1099misc. But its the total of all the gifts i did for 2007. I only recieved 3 500 gcs. The rest im still waiting for. Can i do anything about this??[/quote817c881dc8]

I would get a hold of brandarma and ask them about it first, maybe it was a mistake? I was just told by customer service that I will not be taxed on gifts that are still on the shipping list.

dubbin87

22-02-2008 11:00:20

[quote5eaaf038b5="doylnea"][quote5eaaf038b5="dubbin87"]So next year only do gifts that are less than 600? p[/quote5eaaf038b5]

No, they summed all gifts and then sent a total. It doesn't matter whether you only did less than $600 gifts. You can't redeem any gift without sending in a W9.[/quote5eaaf038b5]I guess you missed the little p P Chill out dude.

BTW I've atleast 1mph over the speed limit before, how about you? shock wink

orangejuice

22-02-2008 12:31:38

just got my 1099 for $25,000...

manOFice

22-02-2008 12:45:36

[quoteb8cef5f4a1="orangejuice"]just got my 1099 for $25,000...[/quoteb8cef5f4a1]

0wned

freeipodplayer

22-02-2008 12:50:08

[quotee5415e6bf0="manOFice"]Gosh I hope I don't receive any 1099's from them, i'm CTS on tons of their sites but I already owe money on taxes this would suck..[/quotee5415e6bf0]

Just got my 1099 in the mail. It includes EVERYTHING.

14k here, but that number is wrong.

orangejuice

22-02-2008 12:54:58

yeah. what the hell is up with them? they obviously want a $0 income tax year...but what the hell man. i only received like 12,000 worth of stuff from them in 2007. they better send the rest to me fast or im gonna bitch at them

freeipodplayer

22-02-2008 12:55:48

[quote8f222289a9="orangejuice"]yeah. what the hell is up with them? they obviously want a $0 income tax year...but what the hell man. i only received like 12,000 worth of stuff from them in 2007. they better send the rest to me fast or im gonna bitch at them[/quote8f222289a9]

I received 3 separate 1099's. Total should have been over 24k, but it was only 14k, while only receiving 5k worth of stuff....

orangejuice

22-02-2008 12:56:31

so you got undertaxed? great stuff. they must have a monkey for a CPA at that company..

freeipodplayer

22-02-2008 12:57:38

[quoteabe0981208="orangejuice"]so you got undertaxed? great stuff. they must have a monkey for a CPA at that company..[/quoteabe0981208]

Fuck, I am going to call now.

orangejuice

22-02-2008 13:00:23

Good luck with that, I waited on the phone for 20 minutes, then it went liclickli

freeipodplayer

22-02-2008 13:01:15

[quotee35314f371="orangejuice"]Good luck with that, I waited on the phone for 20 minutes, then it went liclickli[/quotee35314f371]

Great. I am using Skype... I bet they are getting calls like WHOA for this tax shit.

freeipodplayer

22-02-2008 13:06:26

the best part is, one of the 1099's i got is for 1356.00, What did they add on 6 dollars for shipping me the 1350 Sports Authority cards? wtf.

orangejuice

22-02-2008 13:07:49

um, yeah thats probably what it is. its about that for certified mail these days. lol

slambam

22-02-2008 13:08:30

Alright, I haven't received any gifts from them yet, and I didn't get a 1099 yet, and I already submitted my taxes. But what happens if I do get one? Others have gotten theres before getting there gifts, so I'm a little worried now...

freeipodplayer

22-02-2008 13:12:59

[quote1ec63eded5="slambam"]Alright, I haven't received any gifts from them yet, and I didn't get a 1099 yet, and I already submitted my taxes. But what happens if I do get one? Others have gotten theres before getting there gifts, so I'm a little worried now...[/quote1ec63eded5]

If you did not send them a w9 before the new year, then you should be fine.

DRay9911

22-02-2008 13:14:43

i got mine for a bazillion quadzillion dollars (

-dan

manOFice

22-02-2008 13:16:41

Why should we have to pay taxes on something we haven't received?

freeipodplayer

22-02-2008 13:17:52

Just called. after 17 mins... the line went liclickli

freeipodplayer

22-02-2008 13:18:27

[quote9959d56d2a="manOFice"]Why should we have to pay taxes on something we haven't received?[/quote9959d56d2a]

This is what I am pissed about.

manOFice

22-02-2008 13:18:46

[quoteb9b1bcbe5a="freeipodplayer"]Just called. after 17 mins... the line went liclickli[/quoteb9b1bcbe5a]

bah, what would happen if you pay taxes on it and then Poof their gone....

freeipodplayer

22-02-2008 13:19:40

[quotea74b987707="manOFice"][quotea74b987707="freeipodplayer"]Just called. after 17 mins... the line went liclickli[/quotea74b987707]

bah, what would happen if you pay taxes on it and then Poof their gone....[/quotea74b987707]

No idea, I just shot them an email, maybe they could answer that.

manOFice

22-02-2008 13:21:36

[quote4018d207d1="freeipodplayer"][quote4018d207d1="manOFice"][quote4018d207d1="freeipodplayer"]Just called. after 17 mins... the line went liclickli[/quote4018d207d1]

bah, what would happen if you pay taxes on it and then Poof their gone....[/quote4018d207d1]

No idea, I just shot them an email, maybe they could answer that.[/quote4018d207d1]

I don't even see how it's legal... Pay tax on something you're "supposed" receive... it doesn't even make sense, lol

bruman

22-02-2008 13:25:39

I guess this is kind of assurance that Brandarama is planning on being around for a long time. If they're taxing something you're going to receive in 6 months you better damn sure get it.

freeipodplayer

22-02-2008 13:28:48

[quote832d51ef68="manOFice"][quote832d51ef68="freeipodplayer"][quote832d51ef68="manOFice"][quote832d51ef68="freeipodplayer"]Just called. after 17 mins... the line went liclickli[/quote832d51ef68]

bah, what would happen if you pay taxes on it and then Poof their gone....[/quote832d51ef68]

No idea, I just shot them an email, maybe they could answer that.[/quote832d51ef68]

I don't even see how it's legal... Pay tax on something you're "supposed" receive... it doesn't even make sense, lol[/quote832d51ef68]

Calling IRS help line now.

Schwowsers

22-02-2008 13:30:38

I received $1930 worth of gifts in 2007 from Brandarama sites and I have a $1000 gift card waiting to ship sometime this year. My 1099 says I received $5665. WTF?

orangejuice

22-02-2008 13:31:43

Wow. Somebody really fucked up bad in that place. this is starting to make me wonder if that company is in big financial trouble

RolltheStampede

22-02-2008 13:31:57

wow first they send it late then the dont even get it right

RyanG

22-02-2008 13:35:54

[quote35b9d02fa0="orangejuice"]Wow. Somebody really fucked up bad in that place. this is starting to make me wonder if that company is in big financial trouble[/quote35b9d02fa0]

That or there is horrible communication between their legal and accounting departments.

RolltheStampede

22-02-2008 13:41:42

if they shipped in 6-8weeks like they say they would we wouldnt have this problem

freeipodplayer

22-02-2008 13:43:35

on hold with IRS tax law lady... she is checking it out for me.

freeipodplayer

22-02-2008 13:44:15

Brandarama also is not responding to the Tax Email in there usual very fast timely service... hum.

RolltheStampede

22-02-2008 13:45:17

well they do close down in like 15 minutes. they are going to get bombarded on monday

freeipodplayer

22-02-2008 13:46:40

IRS Tax Lady said it can only be taxed in 2007, if it is available to me. If I cant go and pick it up, it should not be on there.

RolltheStampede

22-02-2008 13:48:58

so what do you do about it, just write the corrected amount or just disregard the 1099 and report hat you actually got

freeipodplayer

22-02-2008 13:52:36

[quote17174bb34d="RolltheStampede"]so what do you do about it, just write the corrected amount or just disregard the 1099 and report hat you actually got[/quote17174bb34d]

She said we need to get into contact with Brandarama. Either 1- they send us all the gifts now, or 2- They have to fix the 1099's to what we received in 2007

DRay9911

22-02-2008 13:54:58

considering they should have been postmarked by 01/31, it is really going to suck if they have to reissue them.

-dan

manOFice

22-02-2008 13:59:52

[quotec91dbba559="freeipodplayer"][quotec91dbba559="RolltheStampede"]so what do you do about it, just write the corrected amount or just disregard the 1099 and report hat you actually got[/quotec91dbba559]

She said we need to get into contact with Brandarama. Either 1- they send us all the gifts now, or 2- They have to fix the 1099's to what we received in 2007[/quotec91dbba559]

I wouldn't mind having the gifts now ;)

orangejuice

22-02-2008 14:01:01

Me either. I would like to just have a check sent for $12,000 )

l0pher

22-02-2008 14:06:30

Considering I only received two gift cards from them, I think the figure of $42348 seems outrageous? Do they use a random number generator or what?

orangejuice

22-02-2008 14:08:27

Are you serious? LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL. I thought $25,000 was a lot. Thats the dumbest thing I've ever seen.

Swat1

22-02-2008 14:08:42

Has anyone called BR to tell them its wrong and they need to fix it?

I just spoke w/ a few corporate accoutants and they told me they have to fix it. someone here is getting taxed for 15k from br...he's only received 5k.

l0pher

22-02-2008 14:09:46

I should scan and post... I don't even think they offer that much if I did all their sites combined. Plus, the income is in the wrong box... grrrr

freeipodplayer

22-02-2008 14:11:22

Nobody can get thru, they arent picking up the phones.

ashilef

22-02-2008 14:12:54

wow, you guys are scaring me. I just hope I didn't waste my money doing offers and not receive my gifts...either they don't know what they are doing or they're shady.

freeipodplayer

22-02-2008 14:14:56

[quote0850524494="l0pher"]Considering I only received two gift cards from them, I think the figure of $42348 seems outrageous? Do they use a random number generator or what?[/quote0850524494]

HOLY FUCK!

doylnea

22-02-2008 14:16:41

[quote29a2242354="l0pher"]Considering I only received two gift cards from them, I think the figure of $42348 seems outrageous? Do they use a random number generator or what?[/quote29a2242354]

please do. that's epic fail material right there

doylnea

22-02-2008 14:24:08

OK, actually. Who's name is on the 1099 - ARG or Brandarama?
I'm wondering if there was a mixup and the address and number fields are mis-aligned. That is, if ARG is in the address field, then you could have gotten a 1099 with your address, but with someone who's promoting offers for ARG's dollar amount. $50K is not unreasonable for someone doing decent business in a year.

ploppsdman

22-02-2008 14:27:31

If you only do gifts under 600 dollars, do you get a 1099?

Is there any history for this sort of thing happening? I'm wondering if we should all stop doing brandarama offers until this sorts itself out. Could they just "disappear" after this?

freeipodplayer

22-02-2008 14:29:29

[quotec6c4904eca="doylnea"]OK, actually. Who's name is on the 1099 - ARG or Brandarama?
I'm wondering if there was a mixup and the address and number fields are mis-aligned. That is, if ARG is in the address field, then you could have gotten a 1099 with your address, but with someone who's promoting offers for ARG's dollar amount. $50K is not unreasonable for someone doing decent business in a year.[/quotec6c4904eca]

Active Response Group - if the question was directed at everyone.

pspparty

22-02-2008 14:46:23

http//search.newyork.bbb.org/reports.aspx?pid=44&page=1&id=87696

dubbin87

22-02-2008 14:50:34

[quote27ffa10c97="l0pher"]Considering I only received two gift cards from them, I think the figure of $42348 seems outrageous? Do they use a random number generator or what?[/quote27ffa10c97]

shock i would have shat myself on the spot if I saw that.

freeipodplayer

22-02-2008 14:53:30

I just called Active Response Group, they are closed, but I got an operator, she said the phones have been ringing OFF THE HOOK all day about the tax forms.

mistertomlinson

22-02-2008 15:27:44

PHEW... so it ain't just me. I woke up today and got my 1099. I received 2 gift cards from them last year; 1 for $600 and another for $1,000 and my 1099 is for $6,156. That is the most random number they could possibly have chosen. I'm expecting $3,000 this year so far, but that still doesn't explain the amount. Frankly, I don't give a flyin' fuck what the 1099 says and if the shit still ain't straightened out by the time I file, I'm still only filing the $1,600. If I get audited, then I'm raising hell. I mean, I'm pretty sure you aren't supposed to be screwing with people's taxes. I'm pretty sure that is a serious offense.

chewy

22-02-2008 15:37:54

i got mine today for over $9000. 3000 or 4000 more than expected...including the $2500 scholarship that has been cinfirmed to ship only since January, so i have about 6 months to go...

supafreak00

22-02-2008 16:53:15

Brandarama cannot include any gifts not received. Please see

http//www.irs.gov/publications/p525/ar01.html

[quote5a453c93b4]Constructively received income. You are generally taxed on income that is available to you, regardless of whether it is actually in your possession.

A valid check that you received or that was made available to you before the end of the tax year is considered income constructively received in that year, even if you do not cash the check or deposit it to your account until the next year. For example, if the postal service tries to deliver a check to you on the last day of the tax year but you are not at home to receive it, you must include the amount in your income for that tax year. If the check was mailed so that it could not possibly reach you until after the end of the tax year, and you otherwise could not get the funds before the end of the year, you include the amount in your income for the next tax year. [/quote5a453c93b4]

doylnea

22-02-2008 17:04:14

I'll be interested to see my 1099. All of my 2007 gifts have been received, and I just sent in a new form in early February, but it hasn't been CTS yet, so there's a clear record of what I was paid, and I have no outstanding gifts.

freeipodplayer

22-02-2008 17:09:50

[quote7d5b63c5ff="supafreak00"]Brandarama cannot include any gifts not received. Please see

http//www.irs.gov/publications/p525/ar01.html

[quote7d5b63c5ff]Constructively received income. You are generally taxed on income that is available to you, regardless of whether it is actually in your possession.

A valid check that you received or that was made available to you before the end of the tax year is considered income constructively received in that year, even if you do not cash the check or deposit it to your account until the next year. For example, if the postal service tries to deliver a check to you on the last day of the tax year but you are not at home to receive it, you must include the amount in your income for that tax year. If the check was mailed so that it could not possibly reach you until after the end of the tax year, and you otherwise could not get the funds before the end of the year, you include the amount in your income for the next tax year. [/quote7d5b63c5ff][/quote7d5b63c5ff]

Thats exactly what the IRS lady told me.

ashilef

22-02-2008 17:18:29

After reading the last few post, I'm beginning to think that someone over in accounting made a [bda6a898775]HUGE[/bda6a898775] boo-boo. I just can't get my mind around a company trying to screw that many people over and think they would be able to get away with it.

doylnea

22-02-2008 17:41:31

[quotec33aa909c5="ashilef"]After reading the last few post, I'm beginning to think that someone over in accounting made a [bc33aa909c5]HUGE[/bc33aa909c5] boo-boo. I just can't get my mind around a company trying to screw that many people over and think they would be able to get away with it.[/quotec33aa909c5]

That's what I said above. The number of people reporting that their 1099 is off by a factor of 10 or more illustrates this.

FWIW, remember, this is the internet, and you only ever hear the bad side of the story. You'll not hear the report from someone who was undercharged for the most part, because they don't want to get caught.

tiffrnwhitney

22-02-2008 17:48:34

Wow, I knew it was going to be alot...I am almost at $40,000 on the forms for my husband and I. What the heck? I am pissed off. I wonder if this mean that they are going out of business? I spoke to my accountant and she said that this sounds very shady or they don't know what they are doing. I am not paying tax on things I have not received. They are crazy! Grrr!!! evil

tiffrnwhitney

22-02-2008 18:22:16

Ok, mine should be around $11,450, heck even if I am off by a grand or two I am still NO where near the figure they have us at.

freeipodplayer

22-02-2008 18:27:06

LOL, Welcome to the club!

tiffrnwhitney

22-02-2008 18:51:56

I usually don't freak out about stuff very easily, but this is really freaking me out. I keep doing the math and I just don't get it. This is scary. The IRS will want their money. I really do not want an audit, that would be ugly. No reply from Brandarama of course. Jeez, also, did anyone get more than one 1099? I am thinking that the different ones are from the different sites, Brandarama, YTB, Trusted Rewards, etc. What has everyone else got?

bennyboy5768

22-02-2008 19:03:47

wow am I the only one who was under-taxed? I received a $600 giftcard and an iTouch but they only taxed me for the giftcard. Interesting... They really don't know what there doing.

mookieb2

22-02-2008 19:04:40

I'm the same as most of you, way over-reported Even if you add up all of the gifts that I'm waiting for, my total is only $3,275 (thats with only $750 recieved). I don't mind paying for the whole 3 grand this year, but my 1099 came in with $10850. Thats about what I've made total from all freebie sites.

Will, like the rest of you, be calling on Monday.

freeipodplayer

22-02-2008 19:06:12

I received three separate ones.

edgespeeder04

22-02-2008 21:05:33

i'd just say i didnt receive it and declare the right amount wihtout their bs, alot of companys tend to do, ideal did it to me once

orangejuice

22-02-2008 21:29:16

Yeah, Ideal has done it, but NOTHING like this man. $20k over taxed? I've seen maybe 1200 with ideal, but this is pure jerkoff shit.

slambam

23-02-2008 08:48:14

Wow. First off I feel horrible for you guys, this is something that must get straightened out, and I'm sure it will. Second, thankfully I didn't get them my W9 til this February, so hopefully I don't get anything in the mail. Third, If I were you guys, I'd call Monday morning, not just the phone number on the website, but also the 4 additional numbers listed on the BBB website posted earlier in the thread. Hopefully they get this shit straightened out, and next year will be a tad better.

orangejuice

23-02-2008 09:42:58

next year? thats a little far off, i think we have enough to deal with this one..

ashilef

23-02-2008 09:55:29

I hope you guys get all this crap straightend out, I'm worried now. I know I probably won't get anything till next tax season but still I don't know what I would do having to pay back so much in taxes. Actually next year will be the first time I'd ever have to owe anything...

ryndne

23-02-2008 11:46:42

glad i'm not alone...my initial response when i opened the 1099 was...how did i miss checks/giftcards worth THOUSANDS...almost beat up my roomate

i already filed AND got my refund because everything that brandarama owes me is CTS and not received...

unless they're sending everyone the amount they over-reported us for, i'm guessing we'll be getting new 1099's which is a bad sign for those trying to get taxes in early to hopefully get the government "booster" check early!

bl63

23-02-2008 11:51:18

Another recipient of an inaccurate 1099 here...

Just wondering if anyone can tell me if they received more than one 1099 from Active Response Group, i.e., did they mail more than one in an envelope and if I should be expecting more from them or if they managed to get everything on one 1099 for all of their various websites? I can't make sense of their total no matter what I do.

climed

23-02-2008 14:11:05

shock I got mine for 20k.

lol I don't think I got that much with all the freebies combined in 2007.

I only got something like 4.5 to 5k max this from Brandarama/ Active Response.

DRay9911

23-02-2008 15:03:13

i just got mine

not only did they get my social security number wrong
they said i earned $9246

i work in the payroll department and once we finished the last payroll for 2007, we went into w2-mode. we had to balance out the taxes and put together the w2 files to send to the third party who printed/mailed the w2s. before we sent the file, we checked and double checked to make sure out information was correct. before we gave the third party the 'ok' to send the w2s, we received sample proofs to double check against our records to make sure they didn't pull the wrong information.

whoever put these together needs to be fired
whoever signed off on these going out needs to be fired too

on top of me being pissed these went out a month late, they probably sent them to the IRS at the same time they were sent to all of us.

i know i received $1500 from brandarama in 2007 and even though i don't need to include the 1099 when i send in my return, i wanted to wait...i'm glad i did. it's going to raise a big ass red flag when i list one number and the IRS has an amount that's 7500 higher.

-dan

bruman

23-02-2008 15:47:23

I received mine today... I got four seperate ones (in two different mailings) Two $1,783 in one letter and two $4500's in another. I received $2,350 from Brandarama in 2007 ($1000 VISA and $1,350 Sports Authority GC).

ashilef

23-02-2008 15:51:50

somebody's getting fired on monday!!! shock

bl63

23-02-2008 18:19:29

Thanks, bruman...so I will guess that I may not have received all of them.

Lovely thought (

connorBC20

23-02-2008 18:57:14

This is what I got from them
Dear connorBC20,

Thank you for contacting us.

We are working on the August shipping list for both those. Yes, the tax thing was a mistake. They are going to get it all resolved.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any additional questions.

Sincerely,

Susan
HouseHoldSavingsClub Member Support

bl63

23-02-2008 19:27:06

I wonder if their "tax thing" mistake has already been shipped off to the IRS.

I hope they will also resolve the issue of the "gift" money being listed in the wrong box of the 1099. I ran my numbers both ways, having already filed based on my own figures and if I switch the basic #3 "other income" to nonemployee compensation that they listed it as, it will cost 3X the amount in taxes.

zr2152

23-02-2008 19:50:07

Is it possible that they are listing the total amount of gifts we have SIGNED UP for AND RECEIVED?

doylnea

23-02-2008 19:56:42

[quote1aebad0c59="zr2152"]Is it possible that they are listing the total amount of gifts we have SIGNED UP for AND RECEIVED?[/quote1aebad0c59]

I think this could be a real possibility, and would make some sense. However, unless you used the same email address for each site you registered on it would be hard for them to track, I'd think.

This is something I was going to come over and post.

doylnea

23-02-2008 19:59:28

[quote35f2a7f2a1="connorBC20"]This is what I got from them
Dear connorBC20,

Thank you for contacting us.

We are working on the August shipping list for both those. Yes, the tax thing was a mistake. They are going to get it all resolved.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any additional questions.

Sincerely,

Susan
HouseHoldSavingsClub Member Support[/quote35f2a7f2a1]
They responded on Saturday?

zr2152

23-02-2008 20:02:58

[quote08b629a642="doylnea"][quote08b629a642="zr2152"]Is it possible that they are listing the total amount of gifts we have SIGNED UP for AND RECEIVED?[/quote08b629a642]

I think this could be a real possibility, and would make some sense. However, unless you used the same email address for each site you registered on it would be hard for them to track, I'd think.

This is something I was going to come over and post.[/quote08b629a642]

Even if you dont use the same email, you still use your legal name and what not so they could sort it by last name and get all your sites.

If this is true, I could be receiving a 1099 for about 10k. What do we do if they already sent this to the IRS?

bl63

23-02-2008 20:04:20

That appears to be the case for some people, others have said the amount was under-reported from what they did actually receive and still others have seemed to just have an amount arbitrarily assigned to their 1099.

The real issue for now is if they have already submitted these versions of the 1099s to the IRS.

supafreak00

23-02-2008 20:06:17

Brandarama often works saturdays. They will issue a corrected 1099 form, which is also sent to the IRS, if they already sent the first 1099's to the IRS.

doylnea

23-02-2008 20:33:33

[quote84257b24a2="zr2152"][quote84257b24a2="doylnea"][quote84257b24a2="zr2152"]Is it possible that they are listing the total amount of gifts we have SIGNED UP for AND RECEIVED?[/quote84257b24a2]

I think this could be a real possibility, and would make some sense. However, unless you used the same email address for each site you registered on it would be hard for them to track, I'd think.

This is something I was going to come over and post.[/quote84257b24a2]

Even if you dont use the same email, you still use your legal name and what not so they could sort it by last name and get all your sites.[/quote84257b24a2]
duh. oops

nbonsu26

23-02-2008 20:41:12

Ok mine 10-99 said 72094 with no decimals how much is that lol !

zr2152

23-02-2008 20:48:47

[quotedd4d9e9e01="nbonsu26"]Ok mine 10-99 said 72094 with no decimals how much is that lol ![/quotedd4d9e9e01]

seventy two thousand and ninety four dollars.

bruman

23-02-2008 20:56:35

[quote0ae9271d53="nbonsu26"]Ok mine 10-99 said 72094 with no decimals how much is that lol ![/quote0ae9271d53]

Do you have A LOT of brandarama sites parked?

kidd2108

23-02-2008 21:47:03

[quote3518884a07="zr2152"][quote3518884a07="nbonsu26"]Ok mine 10-99 said 72094 with no decimals how much is that lol ![/quote3518884a07]

seventy two thousand and ninety four dollars.[/quote3518884a07]

or

$72,094.

I received two forms for about $4000, but have parked way more than that. I only received 1k and have pending 1k.

?

nwong82

23-02-2008 21:49:38

is everyone calling brandarama or calling Active Response Group?? on the 1099, the supposed income should have been reported in box #3 correct? But everyone has the income in box #7 as "non employee compensation" which i believe gets taxed at about 15% right?

orangejuice

23-02-2008 21:58:15

I probably have about $25k in sites parked. Maybe this is where they are getting the numbers from..but who cares? Its not like i received that much, thats all that matters. I dont even think they have 72k to pay everyone in their bank account to begin with.

zr2152

23-02-2008 22:32:28

[quote10b6fa17ea="orangejuice"]I probably have about $25k in sites parked. Maybe this is where they are getting the numbers from..but who cares? Its not like i received that much, thats all that matters. I dont even think they have 72k to pay everyone in their bank account to begin with.[/quote10b6fa17ea]

oh yes they do my friend, yes they do.

You would be really surprised.

DRay9911

24-02-2008 03:14:20

damn, i totally missed that when i looked at mine

great catch

-dan

[quotec1ba7547b3="nwong82"]is everyone calling brandarama or calling Active Response Group?? on the 1099, the supposed income should have been reported in box #3 correct? But everyone has the income in box #7 as "non employee compensation" which i believe gets taxed at about 15% right?[/quotec1ba7547b3]

dubbin87

24-02-2008 05:41:47

[quote1cb472cf20="nbonsu26"]Ok mine 10-99 said 72094 with no decimals how much is that lol ![/quote1cb472cf20]

I think we have a new winner. lol

nbonsu26

24-02-2008 08:09:01

Haha perhaps but dang if I would earn that much lol . But I havent received that much I only gotten about $1700 or so D .

doylnea

24-02-2008 11:38:54

[quote3d290af371="orangejuice"]I probably have about $25k in sites parked. Maybe this is where they are getting the numbers from..but who cares? Its not like i received that much, thats all that matters. I dont even think they have 72k to pay everyone in their bank account to begin with.[/quote3d290af371]

They're a $50 million dollar company.

RyanG

24-02-2008 11:42:17

[quotee3c3671ebd="doylnea"][quotee3c3671ebd="orangejuice"]I probably have about $25k in sites parked. Maybe this is where they are getting the numbers from..but who cares? Its not like i received that much, thats all that matters. I dont even think they have 72k to pay everyone in their bank account to begin with.[/quotee3c3671ebd]

They're a $50 million dollar company.[/quotee3c3671ebd]

Sure don't act like one.

oleus

24-02-2008 12:20:05

this is actually a pretty scary error. it could cause them SERIOUS problems and with so many of us sitll waiting for giftcards from July, it almost seems like something fishy is going on.

you guys realize the IRS now has these inflated numbers and any discrepencies between what "active response" says we got and what we report to the IRS can cause audits....can we trust YTB to straighten this out with the IRS? disturbing....

dubbin87

24-02-2008 12:23:04

[quote35e1861138="doylnea"][quote35e1861138="orangejuice"]I probably have about $25k in sites parked. Maybe this is where they are getting the numbers from..but who cares? Its not like i received that much, thats all that matters. I dont even think they have 72k to pay everyone in their bank account to begin with.[/quote35e1861138]

They're a $50 million dollar company.[/quote35e1861138]

Enron what? shock

bennyboy5768

24-02-2008 12:51:52

"Customer Commitment
We adhere to one philosophy Do it right or don't do it at all. And that adage goes far beyond the quality of our promotional sites, it extends to the relationships we have with our customers. You are the foundation of our business and we are committed to serving you the way we would want to be served."

lol, ya right.

bruman

24-02-2008 13:00:44

They will get the 1099 situation worked out, don't worry. They are a good company. Amazing offer payout ratio, excellent customer support.

orangejuice

24-02-2008 13:09:21

Proof that they are a $50 million company?

bruman

24-02-2008 13:56:12

[quotee70fb677b0="orangejuice"]Proof that they are a $50 million company?[/quotee70fb677b0]

According to their site they

[quotee70fb677b0]Generating 1 million new customer leads per month
Delivering 90 billion impressions per year[/quotee70fb677b0]

That's 1 million offer completions EVERY month, and 90 [be70fb677b0]BILLION[/be70fb677b0] offer clicks every year.

http//www.jigsaw.com/id349106/active_response_group_company.xhtml

Site says their revenue is 10-50 million with over 5 million business contact records within over 450,000 companies.

http//goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-6419872/Hercules-Provides-10-Million-to.html
is a link that says Hercules Technology provided 10 Million to them in April of 2007.

They are a huge multi-million dollar company.

manOFice

24-02-2008 14:08:51

[quoted1ae985327="bruman"][quoted1ae985327="orangejuice"]Proof that they are a $50 million company?[/quoted1ae985327]

According to their site they

[quoted1ae985327]Generating 1 million new customer leads per month
Delivering 90 billion impressions per year[/quoted1ae985327]

That's 1 million offer completions EVERY month, and 90 [bd1ae985327]BILLION[/bd1ae985327] offer clicks every year.

http//www.jigsaw.com/id349106/active_response_group_company.xhtml

Site says their revenue is 10-50 million with over 5 million business contact records within over 450,000 companies.

http//goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-6419872/Hercules-Provides-10-Million-to.html
is a link that says Hercules Technology provided 10 Million to them in April of 2007.

They are a huge multi-million dollar company.[/quoted1ae985327]

I'm not gonna argue you there but how would a multi million dollar company fuck up on such an important document...

kdt511

24-02-2008 14:22:24

[quotec673b81e56="bl63"]
I hope they will also resolve the issue of the "gift" money being listed in the wrong box of the 1099. I ran my numbers both ways, having already filed based on my own figures and if I switch the basic #3 "other income" to nonemployee compensation that they listed it as, it will cost 3X the amount in taxes.[/quotec673b81e56]

Can anyone confirm that it should actually be in the #3 box? Because if so, then it cuts the taxes I have to pay from 3500 to 1500. And then, on top of that I can cut the taxes by 1/14, because they put 14,000 on my 1099 and it's really 1,000.

I'm breathing much easier now.

slambam

24-02-2008 14:27:12

I would think it should be in box 3, thats where mine from NuiTech was.

oleus

24-02-2008 14:43:24

yep it should have been in box 3.

i can't believe how badly they screwed this up.....

connorBC20

24-02-2008 14:56:50

So box three would cost less in taxes? (I've never done this beofre for freebie sites)

bl63

24-02-2008 15:10:07

[quote5614b62994="connorBC20"]So box three would cost less in taxes? (I've never done this beofre for freebie sites)[/quote5614b62994]

Yes...box 7 turns you into somewhat of a business where you are paying self-employment tax, social security, etc...

It should be noted, however, that you could then claim "business" expenses - NOT including the cost of most of the offers as I understand it though because you are paying out for a product or service that you received. Offers for ink, business cards and the such could be the exception because those could be a legitimate business expense whereas signing up for a diet program and Cds is just not going to flow.

ashilef

24-02-2008 15:44:24

[quote28e6f6ab4e="manOFice"][quote28e6f6ab4e="bruman"][quote28e6f6ab4e="orangejuice"]Proof that they are a $50 million company?[/quote28e6f6ab4e]

According to their site they

[quote28e6f6ab4e]Generating 1 million new customer leads per month
Delivering 90 billion impressions per year[/quote28e6f6ab4e]

That's 1 million offer completions EVERY month, and 90 [b28e6f6ab4e]BILLION[/b28e6f6ab4e] offer clicks every year.

http//www.jigsaw.com/id349106/active_response_group_company.xhtml

Site says their revenue is 10-50 million with over 5 million business contact records within over 450,000 companies.

http//goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-6419872/Hercules-Provides-10-Million-to.html
is a link that says Hercules Technology provided 10 Million to them in April of 2007.

They are a huge multi-million dollar company.[/quote28e6f6ab4e]

I'm not gonna argue you there but how would a multi million dollar company fuck up on such an important document...[/quote28e6f6ab4e]

took the words right out of my mouth!

dmorris68

24-02-2008 15:50:55

Folks, like bruman said, it'll get straightened out. A lot of you seem to be forgetting that this totally screws up their tax situation too.

I can assure you, businesses make tax reporting errors every year. That's why the IRS has procedures in place to correct W2's, 1099's, returns, etc. I'm sure ARG will get this sorted out and issue amended 1099's both to you and the IRS. The only real hassle this is going to be you guys is you need to wait to file until they fix it, or else file an amended return once you get correct documents. But you're NOT going to be held responsible for taxes on an amount that's an order of magnitude more than what you received.

psbread

25-02-2008 08:15:33

Well i just tried to call the 212# and talked to someone...then got sent to another # and got a voicemail. Im gonna keep callin till I get someone on the phone.

EDIT Just talked to an operator and she said that they are making a list of the e-mails for the 1099 problems and will contact everyone within the next few days. So make sure you get on that list and they also noted that the wrong boxes were marked.

bl63

25-02-2008 09:28:21

Well I managed to get through to Active Response Group...almost scared me when a live person answered the phone. I explained my situation, the issue about the amount being reported in the wrong box and was sent to another person. The person I then spoke with verified the correct amount for me, but at first said that box 7 was the correct box. I explained I was not a business or subcontractor for their firm, just an individual and she asked someone else and said she was sorry, she was mistaken, it should have been in box 3. My amount went from $XX15 to $XX36 because of "mailing costs." I was also told by this person that the 1099's had NOT yet been sent to the IRS and they would be reissuing corrected ones to all individuals this week.

oleus

25-02-2008 09:33:41

their quick response to all this is encouraging. lucky for them they didn't send this all to the IRS or else they could be in some trouble!

kdt511

25-02-2008 09:37:18

Should we all be calling to make sure we get on their list for new ones, or you think it's safe that they'll fix everyone's?

bl63

25-02-2008 09:49:02

I would minimally call the 877 number associated with any of their gift sites and ask to be put on the list, but from the way it sounded to me, they knew there was an issue with EVERYBODY'S 1099 because of the box 7 vs. box 3 issue, but that is not going to necessarily mean they are also rectifying total gift amount issues.

I would also email customer support with the issue of the wrong box being checked and any issue you may have with the total amount being reported, i.e., "It was reported as XXXX and it should be YYYY" with justification. The easier you make it for them to correct the situation for you, the faster you should receive a response and corrected 1099.

mookieb2

25-02-2008 10:14:20

Just got off the phone with them,

I called this number, which took me to an operator who knew why I was calling (She knows the drill by this point I would assume ))

(212) 268-4535

The operator got me in touch very quickly with another very nice lady who pulled up my account, told me the real taxable number, said she was also going to fix the box from 7 to 3 and told me to discard the old 1099's becuase they had not yet filed to the IRS.

They were very quick, very easy, super polite, and kind of weary, so go easy on them.

At least they are aware and are getting it fixed.

I'm going from $10,850 to $750 taxable. Thats a little more like it.

KDT511,

I would call. Just to make sure.

RolltheStampede

25-02-2008 10:18:19

post of the day right there folks

kdt511

25-02-2008 10:23:55

^^ Mookie, thanks for the info. Karma up.

manOFice

25-02-2008 10:29:38

I'm just glad they never sent me a 1099

RolltheStampede

25-02-2008 11:07:57

dont speak too soon, i havent got mine yet.

manOFice

25-02-2008 11:33:26

[quotefd17cf49a2="RolltheStampede"]dont speak too soon, i havent got mine yet.[/quotefd17cf49a2]

Well I never received anything from them in the year 2007 so I'm not gonna pay taxes on something I didn't receive yet...

beerman

25-02-2008 11:35:52

[quote43de5da5e3="manOFice"][quote43de5da5e3="RolltheStampede"]dont speak too soon, i havent got mine yet.[/quote43de5da5e3]

Well I never received anything from them in the year 2007 so I'm not gonna pay taxes on something I didn't receive yet...[/quote43de5da5e3]

Same here, submitted my taxes and got my return already. I didn't even bother with a 1099 from ARG since I never got a gift from them....

linglingfool

25-02-2008 13:33:32

Same story. This is the call I had with them, almost verbatim

CS "Customer service."

Me "Hi, 1099?"

CS "Wrong amount in the wrong box?"

Me "Yep."

CS "How much were we off?"

Me "About $2300."

CS "What's your email address?"

Me (gives email)

CS "Alright, you're on the list. Don't worry about the 1099s, they're reissuing all of them."

Me "Thanks. Where are you at on $1k Visas?"

CS "July, what month are you?"

Me "October."

CS "Call back in 4 months."

I'll be happy if I get my Visa in 2008, but I'm not holding my breath.

manOFice

25-02-2008 13:36:17

[quote8f9a8a0ecb="linglingfool"]Same story. This is the call I had with them, almost verbatim

CS "Customer service."

Me "Hi, 1099?"

CS "Wrong amount in the wrong box?"

Me "Yep."

CS "How much were we off?"

Me "About $2300."

CS "What's your email address?"

Me (gives email)

CS "Alright, you're on the list. Don't worry about the 1099s, they're reissuing all of them."

Me "Thanks. Where are you at on $1k Visas?"

CS "July, what month are you?"

Me "October."

CS "Call back in 4 months."

I'll be happy if I get my Visa in 2008, but I'm not holding my breath.[/quote8f9a8a0ecb]

hahaha thats great )

ashilef

25-02-2008 13:44:33

[quoteb898138eb4="linglingfool"]Same story. This is the call I had with them, almost verbatim

CS "Customer service."

Me "Hi, 1099?"

CS "Wrong amount in the wrong box?"

Me "Yep."

CS "How much were we off?"

Me "About $2300."

CS "What's your email address?"

Me (gives email)

CS "Alright, you're on the list. Don't worry about the 1099s, they're reissuing all of them."

Me "Thanks. Where are you at on $1k Visas?"

CS "July, what month are you?"

Me "October."

CS [bb898138eb4]"Call back in 4 months."[/bb898138eb4]

I'll be happy if I get my Visa in 2008, but I'm not holding my breath.[/quoteb898138eb4]

lol, was she serious or being sarcastic? well either way it's funny

freeipodplayer

25-02-2008 14:17:39

Looks like I will be calling tomorrow. Thanks for the update guys.

NYCGrrl73

25-02-2008 14:32:18

Why are we being taxed on "mailing costs"? Aren't these gifts supposed to ship @ no cost to us? If we're being taxed, then we ARE paying for shipping (in a roundabout way)

[quotea1db7548ae="bl63"]Well I managed to get through to Active Response Group...almost scared me when a live person answered the phone. I explained my situation, the issue about the amount being reported in the wrong box and was sent to another person. The person I then spoke with verified the correct amount for me, but at first said that box 7 was the correct box. I explained I was not a business or subcontractor for their firm, just an individual and she asked someone else and said she was sorry, she was mistaken, it should have been in box 3. [ba1db7548ae] My amount went from $XX15 to $XX36 because of "mailing costs."[/sizea1db7548ae][/ba1db7548ae] I was also told by this person that the 1099's had NOT yet been sent to the IRS and they would be reissuing corrected ones to all individuals this week.[/quotea1db7548ae]

bl63

25-02-2008 14:49:50

You got me, though I do know last year, when receiving a 1099 from Ideal for a plasma, they included the cost of delivery to my house - after receiving it, I called their distributor who quoted me the exact price Ideal paid for the tv and then said + $75 shipping and it magically added up to the total on the Ideal 1099. I will guess it is a part of the cost/value of the gift for Active Response Group.

dmorris68

25-02-2008 14:55:16

Yes, it's standard to include shipping costs in the value of the gift. The value of the gift is what it would cost you to buy it yourself from the same vendor. You would pay the shipping, therefore you've received that much extra value in the gift.

The extra taxes you'd pay on any ordinary shipping charge is so minuscule, if any, as to not be noticeable. It's nothing like "paying for shipping in a roundabout way."

dubbin87

25-02-2008 16:01:43

[quote5e85007cad="ashilef"][quote5e85007cad="linglingfool"]Same story. This is the call I had with them, almost verbatim

CS "Customer service."

Me "Hi, 1099?"

CS "Wrong amount in the wrong box?"

Me "Yep."

CS "How much were we off?"

Me "About $2300."

CS "What's your email address?"

Me (gives email)

CS "Alright, you're on the list. Don't worry about the 1099s, they're reissuing all of them."

Me "Thanks. Where are you at on $1k Visas?"

CS "July, what month are you?"

Me "October."

CS [b5e85007cad]"Call back in 4 months."[/b5e85007cad]

I'll be happy if I get my Visa in 2008, but I'm not holding my breath.[/quote5e85007cad]

lol, was she serious or being sarcastic? well either way it's funny[/quote5e85007cad]

Any chance was it Anne? I've delt with her through emails and she has quite a sense of humor. One of the better CS reps I've delt with. lol

oleus

25-02-2008 16:43:00

spoke to a very helpful CSR at Active Response...she was able to quickly pull up my info and told me what the correct amount should have been (she was 100% correct). She said that new 1099's would be mailed out this week.

so...it appears that crisis is averted!! needless to say, this was a huge scare.

bogey523

26-02-2008 06:23:25

Wow! Thank goodness I found this thread. I was freaking out last night. I was going to owe $1200 just on my fed taxes. I was going to have to take out a loan to pay both state and fed, lol. I was over-reported by $6400. I almost #$% a brick when I saw the number.
edit called them, she said that I will have the corrected document next week and gave me the correct number. I went from owing $1200 to owing $185 for both state and feds together, phew! Not great, but I can handle that.

supersponger1979

27-02-2008 08:02:43

Mine showed up as $30,820!!!

nwong82

02-03-2008 10:06:11

did everyone call brandarama or ACTIVE RESPONSE GROUP reguarding the 1099s????

zr2152

02-03-2008 10:49:41

[quote0b1e85de41="nwong82"]did everyone call brandarama or ACTIVE RESPONSE GROUP reguarding the 1099s????[/quote0b1e85de41]

some ppl did but they are fixing them all anyways so there is really no point in calling.

nwong82

02-03-2008 12:42:45

[quotee2cdfb491c="zr2152"][quotee2cdfb491c="nwong82"]did everyone call brandarama or ACTIVE RESPONSE GROUP reguarding the 1099s????[/quotee2cdfb491c]

some ppl did but they are fixing them all anyways so there is really no point in calling.[/quotee2cdfb491c]

thanks i was just a bit worried bc my accountant has finished my taxes already and i just wanted assurance they will fix it

DRay9911

06-03-2008 15:21:45

i just pulled my corrected brandarama 1099 out of today's mail.

-dan

mistertomlinson

06-03-2008 15:25:17

Same here.

freeipodplayer

06-03-2008 19:36:24

[quote59c72f040f="DRay9911"]i just pulled my corrected brandarama 1099 out of today's mail.

-dan[/quote59c72f040f]

Damn, I received nothing. Does it include Sub $600 dollar gifts?

tiffrnwhitney

07-03-2008 06:01:46

Yea, I got mine and I believe it has all the gifts that I did, including <600 which I expected. Now I have to pay taxes on $11,000, that sure is alot better than almost $50,000! shock

kdt511

09-03-2008 18:45:14

Ugh, you guys got yours on Thursday, and I still haven't gotten it. Anyone else still waiting on theirs?

mensday

09-03-2008 19:23:39

I am still waiting on mine.

oleus

09-03-2008 19:38:55

haven't gotten mine either, and the lady i talked to at Brandarama last week seemed flustered when i called to check if i was on "the list" to get a new 1099....she seemed to indicate they have no idea who to send the new ones too and they needed us to call in again to get our email address (?), even though the lady i initially talked to at the main company (ACTIVE RESPONSE) said everyone would get a new one regardless....

Oh, and Visa GC's from July (under $1000) are still "months away" according to that CSR....hoping she's wrong about the 1099's and the GC but i fear the worst.

chewy

10-03-2008 13:07:37

i got mine today, dropped from over 9000 to 1600.

surgeboy8613

11-03-2008 00:30:39

so whats the deal? in the end are they charging you for all gifts total or just the ones over 600

zr2152

11-03-2008 00:42:37

all gifts total

oleus

11-03-2008 09:10:34

just got my new 1099.

i was actually impressed that they enclosed a letter explaining that they did NOT report the initial erroneous numbers to the IRS.

made me feel better....and i have a little more confidence now that i'll actually see all my July-confirmed giftcards.

nwong82

14-03-2008 16:23:25

still waiting on my revised 10-99 misc

kingsmoit

25-03-2008 10:40:46

Okay, I got a revised 1099, and now I got a letter saying that the (lower) revised one was wrong, and in fact they are not reporting anything... God knows I'll probably get something saying that the letter is wrong. Did anyone else get this? It's looking like everyone here will be filing April 15 just to make sure all our information is right (

oleus

25-03-2008 10:47:25

[quotef51599cfc8="kingsmoit"]Okay, I got a revised 1099, and now I got a letter saying that the (lower) revised one was wrong, and in fact they are not reporting anything... God knows I'll probably get something saying that the letter is wrong. Did anyone else get this? It's looking like everyone here will be filing April 15 just to make sure all our information is right ([/quotef51599cfc8]

that sounds extremely fishy.

ILoveToys

25-03-2008 13:31:29

I already filed and got my refund....I'm gonna be pissed if they jerk us around more on that.

DRay9911

25-03-2008 13:43:11

did you get a revised revision (3rd 1099)?

or is the 1099 you just received your 2nd 1099?

if you received a 1099 for $0 (and it's correct) and you have already filed your taxes, the only thing that would happen is you overpaid a bit. if the irs takes a look at your return (or you file an amended return), you would get a refund. the government doesn't care if you overpay.

i would not file your taxes with that $0 if you know you should be reporting something.

-dan

[quote6a20e3f693="kingsmoit"]Okay, I got a revised 1099, and now I got a letter saying that the (lower) revised one was wrong, and in fact they are not reporting anything... God knows I'll probably get something saying that the letter is wrong. Did anyone else get this? It's looking like everyone here will be filing April 15 just to make sure all our information is right ([/quote6a20e3f693]

oleus

25-03-2008 13:55:48

Dray's 100000% right. Just because Active Response is making a mess of all this, we're all still required to report a number. it's Active Response Group who are gonna have some explaining to do to the IRS about why they didn't report any of these numbers.

kingsmoit

25-03-2008 14:36:34

Well, I Haven't filed yet - primarily due to this. Seemed like every time I finished up a return I got another damn 1099. I did not get one that said "0" on it, I got a letter saying I shouldn't have received the 2nd (or 1st) at all. Odd thing is, I should have gotten one for the SA site. I'll wait and see another couple of weeks.

FreeGiftzAdmin

26-03-2008 06:45:26

I got my 1099 a couple weeks ago and it only included the Brandarama $600 american express gift I got, it didn't include the $500 one I did also. So I guess that's good.

dmorris68

26-03-2008 07:22:47

[quote2cf715e138="FreeGiftzAdmin"]I got my 1099 a couple weeks ago and it only included the Brandarama $600 american express gift I got, it didn't include the $500 one I did also. So I guess that's good.[/quote2cf715e138]
Until they send you a corrected 1099 after you've filed, which means you'll have to file an amended return. )

fbskiracer

08-04-2008 06:53:35

I really wish they filed mine now just because I'm not going to qualify for the tax stimulus rebate bc I didn't make enough $ this year since I'm in medical school. Next year I'll just be out the extra $300 tax rebate.

Although its probably best since my gifrst are apparently still months away even 6 months later.

RolltheStampede

08-04-2008 07:51:09

i thought to get the rebate all you had to do was file taxes, so you just need to file right

beerman

08-04-2008 07:54:27

you need to have at least $3k qualifying income...
http//www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=179181,00.html

fbskiracer

09-04-2008 05:07:25

[quotef232379d7b="beerman1976"]you need to have at least $3k qualifying income...
http//www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=179181,00.html[/quotef232379d7b]

correct and since I've spent 10+ months in school this year I wouldn't meet it without a little of my brandarama stuff (I'm due like 6K at this point). I was just making the point that next tax year I will be paying the extra $300 because I won't get the rebate this year.

beerman

09-04-2008 06:43:04

There is a $300 tax rebate next year?I think you have thoroughly confused me....

bgabb1

09-04-2008 13:55:51

if you dont qualify this year for the rebate, you can get it next year instead

cubbieco

09-04-2008 14:26:49

[quote6c72b7d81c="fbskiracer"][quote6c72b7d81c="beerman1976"]you need to have at least $3k qualifying income...
http//www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=179181,00.html[/quote6c72b7d81c]

correct and since I've spent 10+ months in school this year I wouldn't meet it without a little of my brandarama stuff (I'm due like 6K at this point). I was just making the point that next tax year I will be paying the extra $300 because I won't get the rebate this year.[/quote6c72b7d81c]

If you earned $6,000 why don't you just file? Did you receive it last year or is it still pending? If its pending then you are SOL, but if you received at least $3,000 last year then just file. You don't need a 1099, you just need to have actually received the money at some point. If you did other sites that you received less than $600 (and won't get a 1099) you can include that income as well.