WOOHOOO REI dividend is here!

[Fredwina]

Hmmm. I'm not trying to throw a wet blanket on this (really!), but I have a question. I've been told by my credit card company (a regular cash-back dividend program, not related to REI) that my cash-back is taxable income and being reported to the IRS as such! I wonder if the REI is the same way?

Does anyone know if this is true? It's not much, but I don't want to claim it as income if it doesn't have to be... and I want to claim it if it should be!

My thought: If it was taxable, They should send a 1099 to you and the IRS. I did'nt get a 1099 for my REI dividend.

[SouthernBelle]

If is below a certain amount, they won't send you a 1099 nor report it in your name. Otherwise, I believe you get a 1099-div for dividends. I don't believe it is considered earned income so not subject to social security or medicare taxes.

[chickwhorips]

I racked up a whole $3.51 Hopefully I'll do better on my tax returns.

mine is a whole $9.20 ooooooohhhhh. i'm doing taxes this weekend. hopefully i do better too!

I now have almost $200 in REI dividend to spend $175 of that is from the REI visa.

so my good new friend. i'm eyeing a pair of sidi mtb shoes
i want to get them, but i can't put them on! stupid foot surgery. hopefully i can get them before that 20% is over and hopefully i can try them on.

[pyxichick]

Yeah, I just found out I spent $479 at REI last year. Huh. Still probably a lot less than if I were still working there part time!

[luv'nAustin]

Got mine today. I think I will buy a garmin forerunner 305 with mine. Do you think it will be able to track me when I do my Grand Canyon hike? Hope so. Whoo Hoo for dividends!

[chickwhorips]

oh ya... i want one of those too. well my dividend next year should be more.

[KnottedYet]

got mine! $18!! Yeah, baby! I think I'm almost as excited about the 20% off coupon.

Hmmm, new pants? (the only ones I like and would work for my job are mens... sigh) Wool t-shirt? (microlight smartwool, half the price and half the wool and durability of Ibex) New Pocket Rocket stove? (exDPITA got custody of mine by default. dammm) Yet another case of Cran-Razz Clif Bloks? (mmmm, Clif Bloks... nature's most perfect food )

Really, I should just go get a job at REI. 30% off everything, health benefits, work with one of my favorite patients, maybe I could influence their buyers to FINALLY START BUYING REAL WOMEN'S CLOTHES AGAIN, dammmmit! (I'm sick of all the cutsey mall-rat clothes in the women's section. Can't even get decent hiking pants anymore.... grump grump grump.)

[7rider]

Eee-gads. Ours came to $43 this year! Guess we got a bit more carried away than usual at REI this year!
Was at the local REI after dinner tonight - had my dividend in my pocketbook, and couldn't find anything to buy!!
Tried on some Novara casual bike shorts (great in concept, always poor in execution), looked at a Bento Box and other gadgets for the bike. Nothing lept out as a "gotta have."
Man, dis stinks! Money in the pocket, and nuthin' to buy.

[DebW]

No fair. The west coast gets it's dividends before the east coast.

[7rider]

No fair. The west coast gets it's dividends before the east coast.

I'm in Maryland. Pretty far from the left coast, too!

[Blueberry]

I got mine middle of last week in NC - maybe it's done by something other than location??

[snapdragen]

Went to REI today, they didn't have the Sidis in stock. Probably for the best, the line to check out went to the back of the store.

I ordered the shoes online - they should be here in a week.

[Velobambina]

Blue ruby slippers! I love them!!! Won't they match that gorgeous Terry Classic?

[DebW]

Mine came yesterday. I'd be at the bottom of the list alphabetically or geographically.

[DeniseGoldberg]

Mine came yesterday. I'd be at the bottom of the list alphabetically or geographically.

It must be geographic (but by zip code as opposed to geographic area) - mine came yesterday too...