Let's keep this light.
A flipper is a flipper, taxes or not.
How do you know this person doesn't pay taxes on his profits? (Not likely, but how do you know?) As a small business owner, do you ''flip'' your products and services for a profit?
Of course I do. And I pay taxes on all of it. Business taxes, personal taxes, etc.. That's the coin you hand over for having a legitimate, licensed business.
As I said in my post, my issue is that flipping is illegal in Washington unless you are a licensed dealer. When you have a good number of people circumventing the law, (and in this case, keeping money out of the government coffers) the government will eventually do something to change that. Usually, that change affects a whole bunch of people, not just the bad guys.
Do I care, on a personal level, if Mr. Flipper makes $80 or $800 or $8000 on his venture? No. What I do care about is that the state will catch on to Mr. Flipper's activities and do something to either 1) make it more difficult to buy and sell cars as a private party in this state, or 2) make it more expensive to buy and sell cars as a private party in this state. Either way, I'm unhappy.
