Music business income may include income received from the sale of products or services. For example, a fee is received by a person from the regular practice of a profession or business income received from rents by a person in the real estate business. A business must include in income payments received in the form of property or services at the fair market value of the property or services. A business may be organized as a sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation. A sole proprietorship is an unincorporated business owned by an individual. A sole proprietorship has no existence apart from its owner, and business debts are personal debts of the owner. A limited liability company owned by one individual is treated as a sole proprietorship for federal income tax purposes unless the owner elects to treat the limited liability company as a corporation. A sole proprietor files Form 1040 Schedule C (profit or loss from business) or Form 1040 Schedule C EZ (net profit from business) to report the income and expenses of the business, and reports the net business earnings on Form 1040 U.S. individual income tax return. A sole proprietor who has net earnings from Schedule C or C EZ of $400 or more must file Form 1040 Schedule SE (self-employment tax). A taxpayer uses Schedule SE to figure self-employment tax, which is the sum of the Social Security and Medicare taxes on self-employment income. For more information on sole proprietorships, refer to Publication 334 (Tax Guide for Small Business) on the IRS website. A partnership is an unincorporated business organization that is the result of two or more persons joining to carry on a trade or business, a financial operation, or venture. Each person contributes money, property, or services in return for a right to share in...
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