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Lori Harper

Lori Harper

Jul 24, 2026

TammyHOST
2:19
So, I don't know, why don't you kick us off? Why don't you tell us what you have to share?
2:24
Well, I'm going to start out... with a refresher on the hobby loss rules.
2:29
This is like you said, this is not a new rule.
2:32
This has been around as far as I can remember becoming a CPA 30 years ago.
2:38
And what that means is if you are a sole proprietor and you have a business that you report on schedule C of an individual tax return or a farm that you put on schedule F of your personal tax return, if you annually are reporting losses for that activity, the IRS can start to view that as a hobby.
3:01
And if it's considered a hobby, you are not allowed to deduct the expenses associated with that activity.
3:09
You're supposed to report the income, but not those expenses.

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TammyHOST
18:19
You sure you got some penalties, but I'm blown away at how that's happening, happening today even.

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