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Category Archives: Online Sales Accounts
Update on Whether It’s a Crime for Fiduciaries to Access a Decedent’s Online Accounts
I’ve written previously that using an incapacitated or deceased person’s passwords to access that person’s online accounts may not be permitted under the Web service’s Terms of Service contract, and it might even be construed as “unauthorized access” under a … Continue reading
Posted in E-mail, Financial Accounts, Online Sales Accounts, Social Networking Accounts, Video Games & Virtual Worlds, Web Pages and Blogs
Tagged accessing, accounts, death, decedent, died, digital property, e-mail, estate planning, facebook, incapacity, jim lamm, myspace, online accounts, social networking
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Zappos.com Customer Account Information Compromised
On January 15, 2012, Zappos.com announced that their customer account information may have been compromised, including customer names, e–mail addresses, billing and shipping addresses, and phone numbers. CNN reports that this affects 24 million Zappos.com customers. Fortunately, Zappos.com announced that customer … Continue reading
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Tagged death, decedent, died, digital property, estate planning, jim lamm, online accounts, online sales, passwords
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How to Delete Online Accounts and Digital Footprints
On November 10, 2011, Jeffrey A. Lambert posted a story at Maximum PC called How to Erase Your Digital Footprint. The article describes how much information Facebook, Google, and other companies collect about your Web browsing and other Internet activities, especially … Continue reading
Posted in E-mail, Financial Accounts, Online Sales Accounts, Social Networking Accounts, Video Games & Virtual Worlds, Web Pages and Blogs
Tagged amazon, blog, death, decedent, died, digital property, e-mail, ebay, estate planning, facebook, financial accounts, gmail, hotmail, jim lamm, microsoft, myspace, online accounts, social networking, twitter, video games, virtual worlds, Web page
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New IRS Reporting for Certain Online Sellers Starts in 2011
Income tax issues related to a person’s online sales accounts are important to consider, especially for fiduciaries and family members dealing with the person’s incapacity or death. The IRS has had trouble tracking income received from online sales, but new … Continue reading
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Tagged accounts, amazon, craigslist, ebay, irs, jim lamm, online sales, reporting
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Estate Planning for eBay and Other Online Sales Accounts
Whether a person runs an online sales business or just sells an occasional personal item, online sales may be in process when the person becomes incapacitated or dies. A good place to start is to monitor the person’s e–mail accounts … Continue reading
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Tagged accounts, amazon, craigslist, death, decedent, died, ebay, estate planning, incapacity, jim lamm, online sales, passwords
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