More likely he has a Hobby not a business http://www.irs.gov/irs/article/0,,id=1... | Hacker News

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		gscott on Nov 14, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: According to the IRS you are a private contractor ... More likely he has a Hobby not a business http://www.irs.gov/irs/article/0,,id=186056,00.html

smackfu on Nov 15, 2010 [–]

And the reason for the distinction is so that people do not call their hobby a business and then deduct their expenses against their other normal income and evade taxes.

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