Tax Loopholes for Ebay Sellers by Diane Kennedy, Janelle Elms (2005, Paperback)

I bought one of these books looking for tax-related info for a newly started ebay business. On nearly every page it says to hire an accountant, professional bookkeepers, and a lawyer or two or three to help you with your taxes, etc. This is great if you have the $100- $500 PER HOUR that these people will charge you. Also, many of the things they recommend in this book are helpful, but many of them will also be a guaranteed way to get audited every single time by the IRS. Much of the content is overly explained and exampled to death to the point that it gets very confusing, more than it needs to be. If you get off on a tangent by reading one of the 4 page "example" stories you will most likely forget what it was you were reading about in the first place. I know there are dozens of glowing reviews of this book on ebay, many of which look like someone might have been paid to put them together, but take my advice - don't bother with this book. If you are confused about taxes, etc. now, you will be hopelessly lost after reading this book.

ADDITION TO THIS REVIEW - I forgot to mention before, every few pages the book refers to a "companion website" that is supposed to have all kinds of tax forms and other helpful info. The seller I bought a copy of the book from made this feature a big selling point. Well, unfortunately the website no longer exists. I have tried to access it several times and it is just GONE. Doesn't do a lot to boost my confidence in the information in the book. More food for thought...