# Entitled vendors

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entitled-vendors/802223>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [November 20, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entitled-vendors/802223 "2017-11-20T22:56:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Anny\_Middon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2017, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entitled-vendors/802223/21 "2017-11-21T20:51:28Z")

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> [@kayaker](#):
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> The sweet part is that he overcharges _my business_, then rebates via a personal check made out to me.

IANAL (or accountant) but I think you’re supposed to claim that rebate as income. If you do, then it’s a wash, isn’t it?

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2017, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entitled-vendors/802223/22 "2017-11-21T21:30:52Z")

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> [@Anny\_Middon](#):
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> IANAL (or accountant) but I think you’re supposed to claim that rebate as income. If you do, then it’s a wash, isn’t it?

_If_.

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**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2017, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entitled-vendors/802223/23 "2017-11-21T22:16:18Z")

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> [@Anny\_Middon](#):
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> IANAL (or accountant) but I think you’re supposed to claim that rebate as income. If you do, then it’s a wash, isn’t it?

> [@kayaker](#):
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> _If_.

And even if he did it wouldn’t be a wash - taxes would only take a percentage of the income.

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**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entitled-vendors/802223/24 "2017-11-23T20:08:00Z")

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Im confused by the OP what do you mean when you say “partners”?  
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**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2017, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entitled-vendors/802223/25 "2017-11-25T14:02:20Z")

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> [@kayaker](#):
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> My business is a sole proprietorship. I thought I _was_ responsible already.

First I thought you were cheating your employer. Now I see you’re defrauding the IRS.

No wonder we can’t afford the Obamacare subsidies! 😛

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2017, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entitled-vendors/802223/26 "2017-11-25T21:02:50Z")

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> [@russian\_heel](#):
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> Im confused by the OP what do you mean when you say “partners”?  
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The OP probably works for a law firm or similar. In bigger firms there’s several layers of partners.

It sounds to me like the upset ones bitching at the OP are lower echelon partners who in turn are catching heat from upper echelon partners about their crappy business practices.

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