carolynm Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 I live in a community property state and have quite a few clients who file schedule c's for their husband and wife business rather than opting to be treated as a partnership. ATX is the only program I know that has a box to tick for joint business. I know then it then allocates income to two SE schedules. Is this technically OK? Other programs make you complete two schedule C's...I just got to wondering... Thanks Carolyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jainen Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 >>Other programs make you complete two schedule C's<< The election to file as a qualified joint venture always requires two Schedule C's, which can show other than a 50/50 split. However, the IRS instructions to Schedule C include an additional exception for community income, by which income and deductions are simply "allocated to the spouses." http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040sc.pdf. Professional software typically has some way to track it on a single Schedule C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcb39 Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 I live in a community property state and have quite a few clients who file schedule c's for their husband and wife business rather than opting to be treated as a partnership. ATX is the only program I know that has a box to tick for joint business. I know then it then allocates income to two SE schedules. Is this technically OK? Other programs make you complete two schedule C's...I just got to wondering... Thanks Carolyn I have several of those also, Carolyn. Jainen is correct and it is acceptable by the IRS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion EA Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 Of course, if you have a single person schedule C and hire the spouse as an employee you then have the option of providing your employee with health insurance for his/her whole family on Schedule C -- instead of the SE adjustment on the front of Form 1040. Similar for a retirement plan for your employee which you will deduct on your C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcb39 Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 But then you have to set up payroll and all that entails. My clients who do not have other employees opt for the splitting of the profits so both have SE contributions and both are eligible for Retirement contributions. In WI, this also makes them eligible for the Married Couple Credit which amounts to as much as $480 on the refund. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexterman Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 In Wisconsin spouses are not exempt from Workers Comp either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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