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IRS FACT SHEET ON BUSINESS INCOME

May 13, 2008

The IRS ha issued a "fact sheet" to remind taxpayers that they need to report business income:

Small business owners and self-employed taxpayers must report on their tax returns all income received from their businesses unless specifically excluded by law. In most cases, business income will be in the form of cash, checks and credit card charges.

But business income can be in other forms, such as property or services. There are many forms, including: bartering, real estate rents, personal property rents, interest and dividend income, canceled debt, promissory notes, lost income payments, damages, economic injury payments, as well as kickbacks.

All income earned is taxable. Directing payment of income to a third party does not remove the reporting and payment requirements for small businesses and self-employed taxpayers.

"No 1099" doesn't mean "tax exempt."

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