http://bostonist.com/2007/10/29/did_you_partici_1.php All comments for Did You Participate in Jordan's Furniture Monster Deal? Time to Cash In en-us 2009 rickbang Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:29:29 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss rick@bostonist.com rick@bostonist.com 60 http://bostonist.com/2007/10/29/did_you_partici_1.php#comment-1226693 http://bostonist.com/2007/10/29/did_you_partici_1.php#comment-1226693 Comments Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:18:30 -0500 <p>Didn't the buyers spend already-taxed money on the furniture? I can see where a 1099 would be appropriate for the hotel Tatelman mentioned, since it would have been a deductible expense for them. But why private buyers? Using that reasoning, every time I get a really good buy at Building 19, I owe tax on the savings if someone called them a "prize" rather than just a lower price. And the government wonders why some people try to evade the IRS....</p>