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- From: billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson)
- Subject: Re: Tax Advice
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.200954.4553@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Corvallis, Oregon USA
- References: <1992Dec23.150425.29983@cbfsb.cb.att.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 20:09:54 GMT
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- millios@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (william.l.millios) writes:
- :
- : With some preliminary research, I have discovered that a business
- : only has to be "profitable" (i.e., income exceeds expenses) for
- : two years out of 5. That means I can buy, buy, buy for the next
- : two years, sell a little all five years, and only have to earn
- : more in the fourth and fifth year in order to have a positive
- : net income.
-
- You don't even have to be profitable then. All you have to do is
- convince the IRS that you are making a "good faith effort" to turn
- a profit.
-
- ... delided ...
-
- : One wrench in the works - I live in NJ, my wife lives in D.C.
- : The shop (strangely enough) is down in DC - where the space is,
- : and where my weekends are spent. The "business" is in the
- : process of being formed in DC. However, I'll have to declare
- : NJ state taxes, and she declares DC taxes. Can we then file
- : jointly for federal tax? If not, how does this affect the
- : business? How do I indicate my expenses to NJ?
-
- As long as you are married - it does not matter where you both
- live. All you have to do is agree to file jointly - as well as
- use the same deduction method.
-
- Whether you file jointly, or separately, has no bearing on the
- business. That is a separate filing entirely. If NJ is anything
- like Oregon, then you would use the Federal forms for both your
- federal and state business tax reporting.
-
- Remember, if you go into business part-time, you have to pay
- self-employment tax, social security, and possibly unemployment
- tax. There may be others - consult a lawyer specializing in
- small businesses.
-
- Bill
-