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Old Wed Nov 11, 2015, 05:27pm
JRutledge JRutledge is offline
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Originally Posted by BatteryPowered View Post
Are there still rules about a "business" having to show a profit once every few years or the activity being considered a hobby? I am not a CPA...my son is...but have not asked.

Most of the officials I know only declare income reported to them on a 1099. Around here, schools and/or districts pay directly to the individual and with the high number of school districts and private schools in the area (a large metropolitan area) virtually nobody is paid enough by a single entity to reach the 1099 mark.

Years ago I got a tax ID and tracked all the income and expenses for two years. The first year I finished in the red by about $100...the second year I finished in the black by less than that. That is when I stopped tracking everything.
I have a very good friend who is a lawyer that deals in these kinds of things and he says you can lose money and still be OK. Again, that might apply to my state and surrounding states, your state might be different.

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