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Old 10-18-2015, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Exhibitman View Post
No, that is the long term capital gains rate on cards you sell as an investor if held for more than a year [see IRS Topic 409]. And there would be no self-employment tax on that form of capital gain because it is not active business income. If you undertake a 'real' business and generate active income, whether via business entity filing its own return or Schedule C filing, you pay the regular marginal income tax rate and self-employment taxes but you can also take advantage of the full range of business deductions, like attending the National. As long as you are profitable 3 of 5 years: if you run perpetual losses the IRS may treat your business as a hobby.

Right. That would be more of a one time thing as opposed to doing it as a business. That is what I meant. Brain fart.

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