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I. Pre Start-up/Assessing Your Business Idea II. Starting Your Business/Keeping Records III. Guidance for Special Types of Businesses IV. Hiring Employees V. Preparing Your Tax Return(s) and Information Returns VI.  Filing Your Returns and Paying Taxes - Including Electronic Options VII.  Post-Filing Issues VIII. Other Tax Issues of Interest IX. Index of Business Forms and Publications Including: Highlights of the New Tax Law Changes X. Changing Your Business or Getting Out of Business XI. Alerts and Tutorials XII. Directory of Internet and Other Resources
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Accounting Periods

Arlandastad albergo economicoA "tax year" is an annual accounting period for keepingrecords and reporting income and expenses. Generally, you can use thefollowing tax years.

  1. Bremen cheap hotelsA calendar year.
  2. A fiscal year.
You adopt a tax year when you file your first income taxreturn. You must adopt your first tax year by the due date (notincluding extensions) for filing a return for that year.

Calendar year.If you adopt the calendar year as your tax year, you must maintainyour books and records and report your income and expenses fromJanuary 1 through December 31 of each year.

If you file your first return using the calendar year and you laterbegin business as a farmer, become a partner in a partnership, orbecome a shareholder in an S corporation, you must continue to use thecalendar year unless you get IRS approval to change it. You mustreport your income from all sources, including dividends, farm,salary, and partnership, using the same tax year.

Generally, anyone can adopt the calendar year. However, if any ofthe following apply, you are required Sorrento hotelsto adopt the calendaryear.

  1. You do not keep adequate records.
  2. You have no annual accounting period.
  3. Your present tax year does not qualify as a fiscalyear.

Fiscal year.A fiscal year is 12 consecutive months ending on the last day ofany month except December. A fiscal year also includes a tax year thatvaries from 52-53 weeks. If you adopt a fiscal year, you mustmaintain your books and records and report your income and expensesusing the same tax year.

Partnership, S corporation, or personal service corporation.Special restrictions apply to the tax year that a partnership, an Scorporation, or a personal service corporation can adopt. SeePartnerships, S Corporations, and Personal Service Corporationsin Publication 538.

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