Hypothetically, wouldn’t you then be able to claim (or grossly exaggerate) use of your equipment, including wear, depreciation, etc.
You mean the ‘bankers’ reference?
Heck, in Maryland, until recently we had to pay taxes for rain that fell on our property. Square footage x estimated rainfall = $$.
That was recently (mostly) repealed, but is a good example of how pretty much anything can be taxed.
There is a point there. As already mentioned in the thread that’s not an income tax, but at some point everything can be taxed in some way or another and eventually the distinctions don’t matter much.
Just curious, was this some attempt to pay for storm sewers? Or just because?
Short version: The EPA mandated that wastewater into the Chesapeake be controlled. Voters rejected the first attempt to pay for this, so the state found a method that they could implement without voter approval.
This seems close enough to the OP to be posted:
There’s a nasty little dirty trick you can pull on some deadbeat who won’t pay you what they owe you. Sometimes it’s just not worth the effort to go through the courts to collect the money. You can “cancel the debt” and issue a 1099c for the amount you’re owed. You won’t ever be able to collect, but the slacker will have to pay income taxes on the amount … sometimes just the threat of a 1099c will get your money !!!
“Pay me or I’m contacting the IRS”