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comment How to handle taxes for a self-published book
It doesn't have to be a formal business. It can be a one-time activity, such as publishing a single book. If you pay me $50 to paint your bathroom and I spend $10 on a bucket of paint, that would go on my Schedule C. (But as you indicated, a sole proprietorship can become a substantial operation -- some in fact have multiple millions in revenue)
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comment How to handle taxes for a self-published book
@Jay A Schedule C activity isn't a separate business entity; you are merely running a sole proprietorship using your own social security number (as opposed to a partnership or corporation)
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comment What permissions do I need for nonfiction travelogue?
With photos, keep in mind that the people in photos you wish to publish have privacy rights, so you will need to obtain a release from them.
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comment How to handle taxes for a self-published book
Good point re paying estimated quarterly taxes, many people forget that.
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@kindall/Steven: see edit
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comment How do co-authors' rights to a manuscript work?
@Standback: All authors have to intend to merge their contributions into a single work at the time that they create them, otherwise they are not considered co-authors. For U.S. law (at least on the West Coast), there's a 4-factor test from Aalmuhammed v. Lee -- most important are whether the authors referred to themselves at co-authors at the time of creation, and whether their contributions have value standing by themselves (or are only valuable as part of the entire work). It does get complicated, no doubt.
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