ORIGINAL: Red Scholefield
I am kind of in the same boat as Silent-AV8R. I receive a number of products to write about in my MA column. I frequently take these to AMA events where they can be examined by anyone interested. I even demonstrate them at times and where possible let them be tried out by the attendees. Some items, like ESCs, Winged Shadows' HOW HIGH, HOW FAST and RC REPORTER have been actually flown and shown at AMA meets. I do not get a 1099 form for the cost any of these items. Would this put me in the ''commercial'' category where my AMA insurance is in jeopardy. I think not. Are we looking at yet another anti AMA Red Hearing here?
Not being a tax lawyer, but long time self-employed, I would say that as long as nothing shows up on a 1099 or W-2, you nor Silent would be seen as "commercial".
OTOH, all this "swag" has to be accounted for somehow, and if a dogged IRS guy somehow linked a name with this "promotional product", well, who knows? Crazier things have happened.
And it seems to me the insurance question would be answered by the IRS finding.
Your last question inspired me to poetry:
Herrings are red, profanity is blue;
Sadly this forum, allows one of the two.
