Today, I’m talking about the tax laws related to distinguishing between a hobby and a legitimate business when you’re a creative professional. I’m also explaining the IRS's view of profit motive as the key factor and discussing how you can determine whether you have a business or hobby.
Join me in this episode to get some advice and tips on how you can prove profit motive and avoid being wrongly classified as a hobby by the IRS.
Also mentioned in today’s episode:
Why profit motive is so important 5:35
The IRS’s nine-factor test for determining if a creative hobby is a business 19:35
The hobby loss rule and how it’s applied 33:07
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