Daily Note - January 10, 2022

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• Tried running my daily note macOS shortcut, but it failed because Pinboard is down today! Seems like it should allow the rest of the shortcut to run. Workaround was to duplicate the shortcut and remove the feed section.

• Looked into updating my tax settings in Stripe. I wanted to add a new pricing for my development environment setup consultation, and it asked me for the tax code. It defaults to “Electronically supplied services”. I was trying to figure out if Stripe automatically knows which tax codes require collecting sales tax, but when I changed the tax code to something I know requires tax, like “skin care products”, the “Price preview” still shows $0 for the tax. Maybe it’s because I haven’t added any tax registrations yet?

• I looked up Virginia tax code, and according to 23VAC10-210-4040. Services.: “Charges for services generally are exempt from the retail sales and use tax.” Also exempt are: Computer programs that meet the requirements of “custom programs” as defined in § 58.1-602 of the Code of Virginia (see 23VAC10-210-763).

• From what I’ve read, SaaS and consultations are not taxable in VA, so why is Stripe asking me to register in VA? Is it because I live in VA? Do I have to register in VA regardless of what kind of products I sell? Yes, because having an office means I have physical nexus. Source: Virginia Sales Tax - TaxJar and § 58.1-612. Tax collectible from dealers; “dealer” defined; jurisdiction:

C. A dealer shall be deemed to have sufficient activity within the Commonwealth to require registration under § 58.1-613 if it:

1. Maintains or has within this Commonwealth, directly or through an agent or subsidiary, an office, warehouse, or place of business of any nature;

• Based on that, I registered here. I had to register as a new business because I don’t have a Tax account number yet.

• Started working on the premium version of my Ruby installation script which will guarantee a successful installation even if you have a “dirty” development environment due to blindly trying a bunch of things.

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• Did Day 1 of Emma Lovewell’s Crush Your Core program.

• Did a 30 minute power walk around the neighborhood with my wife.