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September 2, 2009 12:00 am
Sole Proprietorships on the Rise
According to the Summer 2009 Statistics of Income Bulletin, there were about 23.1 million individual income tax returns that reported nonfarm sole proprietorship activity for 2007. This represents a 4.7% increase over the prior year.
Activities with the largest profits were professional, scientific, and technology services. However, while profits for all Schedule C filers totaled $280.6 billion in 2007, this represented a slight decline (1.8%) compared with 2006.
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A credit for income taxes paid to a foreign country or U.S. possession. 401(k) plan. A deferred pay plan, authorized by Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, under which a percentage of an employee’s salary is withheld and placed in a savings account or the company’s profit-sharing plan. Income accumulates on the deferred amount until withdrawn by the employee at age 59?
