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Comment on RoadTest Terms & Conditions: Tax Liability

rscasny

I read some comments early this week regarding "personal" tax liability as a result of a RoadTest part they received. (As far as customs and/or duties of the shipments we send to RoadTesters, element14 should be paying those taxes. If a RoadTester is being charged for these, please notify me and I will get you a reimbursement.)

 

I think there are two things I wanted to comment on with regard to personal tax liability:

 

1. The RoadTest "Terms and Conditions" says the following:

 

Winners are responsible for all applicable taxes, duties or other charges payable in relation to any prize.

 

If you are a new RoadTester, you should read the T&Cs and get familiar with them.

 

2. In the U.S., if you receive a RoadTest product that is valued over $600, the company is required to issue you a 1099 form (Independent Contractor). This is considered personal income.

 

In hindsight, I guess I could have added a reminder to the RoadTesters who received products valued in excess of $600 as a courtesy. In the future, I will. Most of our RoadTest products are valued less than $100 so this issue doesn't come up very often. I apologize for any inconvenience this has posed.

 

Randall Scasny

RoadTest Program Manager

 

 

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  • If anyone wonders about the cost of the product, go to the roadtest and click the buy now button.

     

    For this roadtest:

     

    IntelRegistered JouleTm 570x Developer Kit

     

    The price is $399.

     

    There are 2 conditions where the buy button may not work:

     

    1. If the roadtest is a reference design: so this product is not a currently marketed product. It has no price because it was specially built for a roadtest. Therefore, we will never issue you a tax form.

     

    2. if the product is what we call an NPI (new product introduction) the buy button may not work because the product is working its way through our system to create SKU numbers and product pages. I try to follow up on those when they become available.

     

    If you ever see a roadtest buy-now button not working, please contact me. I will get our team to work on it or get you the information you need.

     

    Randall Scasny

    RoadTest Program Manager

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  • If anyone wonders about the cost of the product, go to the roadtest and click the buy now button.

     

    For this roadtest:

     

    IntelRegistered JouleTm 570x Developer Kit

     

    The price is $399.

     

    There are 2 conditions where the buy button may not work:

     

    1. If the roadtest is a reference design: so this product is not a currently marketed product. It has no price because it was specially built for a roadtest. Therefore, we will never issue you a tax form.

     

    2. if the product is what we call an NPI (new product introduction) the buy button may not work because the product is working its way through our system to create SKU numbers and product pages. I try to follow up on those when they become available.

     

    If you ever see a roadtest buy-now button not working, please contact me. I will get our team to work on it or get you the information you need.

     

    Randall Scasny

    RoadTest Program Manager

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