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A tax person in Portland pointed out my 'business' was just a hobby
I showed my books to a tax person last month... just a mess of random income and personal stuff mixed together. She looked at it for maybe five minutes and said, 'This isn't a business, it's a hobby with invoices.' She told me to pick a real business name, open a separate bank account, and stop buying coffee with the same card I use for software. I felt so dumb. I spent a whole weekend fixing it... got a new account, moved all my payments there, and started using a simple app to track miles. My taxes this year are actually going to make sense now. Has anyone else had a pro point out something basic you were totally missing?
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