{"items": [{"author": "Elizabeth", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/832390834972?comment_id=832391299042", "anchor": "fb-832391299042", "service": "fb", "text": "What goes into your decision to accept a gig or not?", "timestamp": "1481919999"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/832390834972?comment_id=832391299042&reply_comment_id=832392037562", "anchor": "fb-832391299042_832392037562", "service": "fb", "text": "&rarr;&nbsp;Factors that make me more likely to want to do a gig:<br><br>* 2+ bands (we get to dance some, and they're less work)<br>* working with bands/callers we enjoy<br>* less travelling<br>* more pay<br>* warm place at cold time of year<br>* fun dance community<br>* good sound person<br>* good venue (not a gym)", "timestamp": "1481920344"}, {"author": "Ian", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/832390834972?comment_id=832393958712", "anchor": "fb-832393958712", "service": "fb", "text": "Are these figures how much you personally are getting, or how much the Free Raisins get as a group?", "timestamp": "1481920663"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/832390834972?comment_id=832393958712&reply_comment_id=832394163302", "anchor": "fb-832393958712_832394163302", "service": "fb", "text": "&rarr;&nbsp;Per person, though if different band members got different amounts for whatever reason (not common) then this would just be my share.", "timestamp": "1481920776"}, {"author": "John", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/832390834972?comment_id=832422980552", "anchor": "fb-832422980552", "service": "fb", "text": "If an organization pays a person $600 or more during a year (not counting travel expenses) it must file a 1099-MISC with the IRS which means the recipient has to report this income.", "timestamp": "1481932293"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/832390834972?comment_id=832422980552&reply_comment_id=832432750972", "anchor": "fb-832422980552_832432750972", "service": "fb", "text": "&rarr;&nbsp;The recipient is required to report the income on their taxes even if it's under $600. The $600 limit only affects the organization.", "timestamp": "1481937967"}, {"author": "John", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/832390834972?comment_id=832422980552&reply_comment_id=832452586222", "anchor": "fb-832422980552_832452586222", "service": "fb", "text": "&rarr;&nbsp;Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman Of course it is required,  but I suspect that people who do a few casual gigs and have larger sources of  income probably don't report some of their income.", "timestamp": "1481939271"}, {"author": "Michael", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/832390834972?comment_id=832430575332", "anchor": "fb-832430575332", "service": "fb", "text": "There are dance weekends where I'm paying close to these amounts just to attend, due to the bands playing--sadly most of this is travel expenses, so the musicians don't see much of it.  It occurs to me that it wouldn't take very many like-minded people to pool the money we would have spent on plane tickets, and host our own local dance weekend instead, bringing the bands to us...", "timestamp": "1481937094"}]}