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Publication 15 - Circular E, Employer's Tax Guide - 2. Who Are Employees?
Husband-Wife Business. If you and your spouse jointly own and operate a business and share in the profits...
Publication 51 - Circular A, Agricultural Employer's Tax Guide - 2. Who Are Employees?
Husband-Wife Business. If you and your spouse jointly own and operate a farm or nonfarm business and share...
Publication 80 - Circular SS - Federal Tax Guide for Employers in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - 2. Who Are Employees?
Husband-Wife Business. If you and your spouse jointly own and operate a business and share in the profits...
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Can a husband and wife operate a business as a sole proprietorship or do they need to be a partnership? Unless...
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