Aazeen Meraj recently completed her degree in accounting having graduated from G
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Question
Aazeen Meraj recently completed her degree in accounting having graduated from George Mason University. After taking her tax class, she decided not to become a CPA but instead to start a business offering guiding and instruction for fly fishing. In addition, she also plans to open a retail fly fishing store in Fairfax, Virginia where she also plans to locate her personal office at the store. The businesses, including the fly fishing store, will be conducted as a sole proprietorship with the name of “Aazeen’s Fly Fishing Enterprises“. As her accountant, she has come to you for some tax advice before making decisions on how to begin her business. She asks the following questions:
Aazeen wants to know if the income and expenses for the business is required to be reported on a separate business tax return or as part of her personal tax return.
What federal income tax return and accompanying schedule should be used to report the business income and expenses?
Explanation / Answer
If your business is a sole proprietorship or another type of business, such as some limited liability corporation, that is not required to file a separate business tax return, your business income and expenses are reported on your 1040. Most commonly, people who report business activity on their 1040s use an accompanying Schedule C to summarize their business transactions. Thus Aazeen can report income and expenses for the business as part of her personal tax return.
Each type of business entity commands its own federal income tax return. Here are the various federal business income tax forms at the glance : -