Actually I talked to a friend who is pretty knowlegable about this stuff and
he says that what it will really come down to is intent. The IRS is not
going to call your business a hobby if it is in fact unquestionably a
business, even if it has lost money for a period of years. - E
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>Check with your tax advisor again or get a new tax advisor. I don't
>remember the exact details but you MUST show some tax-able profit for a
>certain number of years out of every so many years (eg, 1 year
>out of the
>last 4 - I'm not sure that those are the right numbers) or the IRS will
>decide that your "business" is just a "hobby" and force you to
>go back and
>give up all your business deductions. It doesn't have to be a
>huge profit,
>but it does have to be a positive number.
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>I've heard from my tax adviser your business doesn't have to show any
>profit
>for number of years after opening. I suspect even then it is
>not required.
>What if you having hard time making profit? It doesn't mean
>you have to
>close your business...I assume in that case you can also register as a
>non-profit organization. Are tax breaks better for
>non-profits? I don't
>know..
>Also, if you don't already know.. some training companies
>(Learning Tree
>International per example) won't even register you for class
>if you're an
>individual. You have to be a corporation.
>Lyuda
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>You could create a web site that features some technical
>materials and use
>it to advertise your services if you are willing to moonlight on a few
>jobs,
>just enough to turn a profit within a couple years. Then I
>would presume
>you would have no trouble writing the training off as a legitimate biz
>expense.
>
>- Ethan
>- http://www.geocities.com/epost1
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Ron Rogers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 11:42 AM
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>>Patrice,
>> There is "resistance" to any training that I feel is
>>necessary to further my knowledge and/or enhance my
>>understanding of the Oracle processes. Even though I have
>>money in the budget for such items I have to submit a business
>>case defining the gains to the company and after completing
>>the course with a passing grade the company will reimburse me
>>the expenses for the course only. I also have to sign a waver
>>that I will pay the company back the full cost of the course
>>if I leave their employment before 365 days. Needless to say I
>>pay for everything myself and hope to write it off on taxes if
>>they ever get the bill signed into law.
>>ROR mª¿ªm
>>
>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/13/01 11:46AM >>>
>>Just out of curiosity, how many days / weeks of real training did your
>>employer provide you with in the last couple of years?
>>
>>"real" is in quotes, I don't mean the little 1 - 3 day
>>seminars given by
>>CareerTrack and other "training" companies, or
>>management-related stuff like
>>little MBA-flavoured certificates from universities.
>>
>>Oh, and did the amount of training you received match what you
>>were told
>>during your job interview?
>>
>>Regards,
>>Patrice Boivin
>>Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA)
>>
>>Systems Admin & Operations | Admin. et Exploit. des systèmes
>>Technology Services | Services technologiques
>>Informatics Branch | Direction de l'informatique
>>Maritimes Region, DFO | Région des Maritimes, MPO
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