The growth of the Internet, coupled with periodic economic downturns, has spurred continual growth in the barter industry — with tax consequences that are often overlooked by taxpayers engaging in ...

Economics may have evolved since ancient times when bartering was the only way to pay for goods and services, but some companies still see the value of exchanging goods and services with other ...

Are you considering accepting cryptocurrencies (e.g., Bitcoin, Litecoin) from your customers as payment in lieu of traditional government-issued currency? If so, you are not alone. Numerous businesses ...

If you engage in barter transactions you may have tax responsibilities. You may be subject to liabilities for income tax, self-employment tax, employment tax, or excise tax. Your barter activities may ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Birch is a London-based advisor on digital financial services. You will probably remember that in your Economics 101 class ...

A player piano. A camera. Even accounting services. Irving television producer Joel Stephens has acquired those products and services without paying a dime. He’s one of many small business owners in ...

Before the notion of buying and selling, there was the concept of bartering. With so much financial uncertainty looming over the country for the past decade, many businesses have turned again to ...

There is nothing new under the sun. Today, the concept of barter is back in a big way. On the internet, online bartering companies provide a trading environment for businesses and individuals. There ...

We have allowed powerful companies to enter our homes and lives to extract personal assets worth billions of dollars without paying us one cent for taking them. These assets are so valuable that the ...