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| Thread ID: 81415 | 2007-07-27 04:43:00 | Finding out what number I called - without paying $1000? | george12 (7) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 573158 | 2007-07-27 09:58:00 | I The only way I can trace this is by getting his cellphone number, which he texted me from . On the night I sold him the computer he texted me, saying "da computer is f**ked" (nothing important, he just plugged the screen into the onboard VGA port instead of his video card, causing him to see nothing) . I then called him (most likely on the same number) from our landline to sort it out . These are the only two communications I remember between us . :horrified Read it properly . He said he wants a list of numbers that texted him . Not numbers he called . :confused: |
sam m (517) | ||
| 573159 | 2007-07-27 14:01:00 | I'm not familiar with texted messages to or from, but believe me on this... it only takes a Telecom worker a few minutes to look up any phone number and get the details of the recipient or sender for any phone call made to or from their network, either cellular or landline. | Greg (193) | ||
| 573160 | 2007-07-27 14:37:00 | You seem to have a lot of problems george | Pete O'Neil (6584) | ||
| 573161 | 2007-07-27 15:20:00 | . | Greg (193) | ||
| 573162 | 2007-07-27 20:57:00 | Before anyone accuses me of not keeping good business records, this sale was not business related, and the guy just came and gave me cash for it. I was going to keep quiet on this, but I've changed my mind. Whether it's a cash sale or not, you're dealing with something like computers where issues like this may crop up. More importantly, you should be leaving a paper trail for taxation purposes anyway. For someone as computer-literate as you, surely it wouldn't take more than 2 minutes to type up the customer's name and contact details into a spreadsheet/database. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 573163 | 2007-07-27 21:57:00 | Read this: www.nzherald.co.nz |
pctek (84) | ||
| 573164 | 2007-07-28 23:15:00 | I take it you didn't keep the text you received? Surely that would have the number it was received from .... | Jester (13) | ||
| 573165 | 2007-07-29 00:25:00 | I was going to keep quiet on this, but I've changed my mind. Whether it's a cash sale or not, you're dealing with something like computers where issues like this may crop up. More importantly, you should be leaving a paper trail for taxation purposes anyway. For someone as computer-literate as you, surely it wouldn't take more than 2 minutes to type up the customer's name and contact details into a spreadsheet/database. I have to agree but I have an invoice handy from a well known computer retailer here in Wgtn and its make out to Cash Sale so they wouldn't be able to contact me either. Of course I know where they are!! Ok it was only an $80 purchase. |
dolby digital (5073) | ||
| 573166 | 2007-07-29 09:35:00 | I'm not familiar with texted messages to or from, but believe me on this... it only takes a Telecom worker a few minutes to look up any phone number and get the details of the recipient or sender for any phone call made to or from their network, either cellular or landline. Yeah, that's what someone told me from Telecom. Then other people lie and say it can't be done. To everyone who thinks the IRD will care, I'm not making a profit selling a personal computer to someone. If I don't make a profit why will the IRD care. If you sold your computer would you report it as earnings? No, because it's not income. I don't avoid paying tax on my business. I agree that I should have got the guy's details though. |
george12 (7) | ||
| 573167 | 2007-07-30 05:03:00 | George, the Infernal Revenue Department doesn't always go by "commonsense". They are likely to take the attitude that if you are in the business of selling computers, the amount you get from the sale of any computer is part of your taxable income. Whether you make a profit on the particular sale wouldn't make any difference. If I sell one computer, a private transaction and not taxable. If I sell one computer every week, that's probably a business and liable to tax. If I sell a second computer one week, that would be considered part of the business. |
Graham L (2) | ||
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