OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson <svj.orionwo...@gmail.com> wrote: I gather “chan.fusion” is accusing Mr. Rothwell of using the lenr-canr > website specifically for the purposes of a tax dodge. >
I missed that. This would be the world's worst tax dodge, since it costs me a lot more than I can reduce in taxes in the best case. This would make about as much sense as the facetious "two for one" lottery, where every $2 ticket automatically wins $1. As it happens, the IRS audited me years ago. A nice woman there explained what records I need to keep, and so on. The IRS does not care about the nature of a business. I expect you could actually run a business evaluating massage parlors. As long as you record expenses correctly and people pay you for the information, it is a business. The only problem I face is when I make no income at all. The IRS says that is a hobby. I think that editing papers and maintaining a web site would be the world's most boring hobby. - Jed
