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- From: cep@taligent.com (Christophe Pettus)
- Subject: Re: Side job - Expenses deduction?
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- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 00:16:02 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec21.190155.12485@chiton.ucsd.edu> martin@chiton.ucsd.edu (Martin Olivera) writes:
- >I have a "side-job" which brings in about 2 to 3K a year (natural language
- >translations). Is it possible for me to deduct the expenses related to this
- >job? (office supplies, floppy disks, computer!! used for word processing, etc).
- >If so, do I need specific forms?
-
- The answer is, basically, yes. The good news is that side businesses
- are one of the few remaining serious tax shelters; the bad news is that
- the IRS is very aware of this, and examines such things very
- carefully.
-
- The basic form is Schedule C of Form 1040, on which you itemize
- business expenses. There are special rules for certain kinds of
- business equipment, among them computers. Many good general tax guides
- have good information on how to fill out Schedule C; for general
- business and business tax info, I'd recommend SMALL TIME OPERATOR from
- Bell Springs, and THE LEGAL GUIDE TO STARTING AND OPERATING A SMALL
- BUSINESS from Nolo Press.
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- -- Christophe
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