Instructions For Form 1040-Ss - U.s. Self-Employment Tax Return (Including The Additional Child Tax Credit For Bona Fide Residents Of Puerto Rico) - Internal Revenue Service - 2005 Page 7

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Under this method, you report on
less than your actual net earnings from
section 6103. However, section 6103
line 2, two-thirds of your gross farm
nonfarm self-employment alone.
allows or requires the IRS to disclose or
income, up to $1,600, as your net
give the information shown on your tax
If you use both methods to figure net
earnings. This method can increase or
return to others as described in the
earnings from self-employment, you
decrease your net self-employment
Code. For example, we may disclose
cannot report more than $1,600 of net
farm earnings. You may use this
your tax information to the SSA for use
earnings from self-employment.
method even if the farming business
in calculating your social security
had a loss.
benefits; to the Department of Justice,
Disclosure, Privacy Act, and
to enforce the tax laws, both civil and
For a farm partnership, figure your
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice.
criminal; and to cities, states, the
share of gross income based on the
The IRS Restructuring and Reform Act
District of Columbia, U.S.
partnership agreement. With
of 1998, the Privacy Act of 1974, and
commonwealths or possessions, and
guaranteed payments, your share of
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980
certain foreign governments to carry out
the partnership’s gross income is your
require that when we ask you for
their tax laws.
guaranteed payments plus your share
information we must first tell you our
of the gross income after it is reduced
We may disclose your tax
legal right to ask for the information,
by all guaranteed payments made by
information to other persons as
why we are asking for it, and how it will
the partnership. If you were a limited
necessary to obtain information which
be used. We must also tell you what
partner, include only guaranteed
we cannot get in any other way in order
could happen if we do not receive it and
payments for services you actually
to determine the amount of or to collect
whether your response is voluntary,
rendered to or on behalf of the
the tax you owe. We may disclose your
required to obtain a benefit, or
partnership.
tax information to the Comptroller
mandatory under the law.
General of the United States to permit
Net farm profits. Net farm profits are
This notice applies to all papers you
the Comptroller General to review the
the total of the amounts from Part III,
file with us, including this tax return. It
Internal Revenue Service. We may
line 36, and your distributive share from
also applies to any questions we need
disclose your tax information to
farm partnerships.
to ask you so we can complete, correct,
Committees of Congress; federal, state,
Nonfarm Optional Method
or process your return; figure your tax;
and local child support agencies; and to
and collect tax, interest, or penalties.
other federal agencies for the purposes
You may be able to use this method to
Our legal right to ask for information
of determining entitlement for benefits
figure your net earnings from nonfarm
is sections 6001, 6011, and 7651 and
or the eligibility for and the repayment
self-employment if your net nonfarm
their regulations. They say that you
of loans. We may also disclose this
profits (defined below) were less than
must file a return or statement with the
information to other countries under a
$1,733 and also less than 72.189% of
IRS and pay to the United States
tax treaty, or to federal and state
your gross nonfarm income. To use this
Treasury any tax for which you are
agencies to enforce federal nontax
method, you also must be regularly
liable. Your response is mandatory
criminal laws, or to federal law
self-employed. You meet this
under these sections. Section 6109
enforcement and intelligence agencies
requirement if your actual net earnings
requires that you provide your SSN on
to combat terrorism.
from self-employment were $400 or
what you file. This is so we know who
more in 2 of the 3 years preceding the
Keep this notice with your records. It
you are, and can process your return
year you use the nonfarm method. The
may help you if we ask you for other
and other papers. You must fill in all
net earnings of $400 or more could be
information. If you have questions
parts of the tax form that apply to you.
from either farm or nonfarm earnings or
about the rules for filing and giving
both. The net earnings include your
You are not required to provide the
information, call or visit any IRS office.
distributive share of partnership income
information requested on a form that is
The time needed to complete and
or loss subject to SE tax. Use of this
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
file this form will vary depending on
method is limited to 5 years, which do
unless the form displays a valid OMB
individual circumstances. The
not have to be consecutive.
control number. Books or records
estimated average time is:
relating to a form or its instructions
Under this method, you report on
must be retained as long as their
line 4, two-thirds of your gross nonfarm
Recordkeeping . . . . . . . .
5 hr., 34 min.
contents may become material in the
income, up to $1,600, as your net
Learning about the law or
administration of any Internal Revenue
earnings. But you cannot report less
the form . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49 min.
law.
Preparing the form . . . . .
3 hr., 43 min.
than your actual net earnings from
Copying, assembling, and
nonfarm self-employment.
We ask for tax return information to
sending the form to the
carry out the tax laws of the United
Figure your share of gross income
IRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 hr., 16 min.
States. We need it to figure and collect
from a nonfarm partnership in the same
the right amount of tax.
manner as a farm partnership. See
If you have comments concerning
Farm Optional Method beginning on
If you do not file a return, do not
the accuracy of these time estimates or
page 6 for details.
provide the information we ask for, or
suggestions for making this form
provide fraudulent information, you may
Net nonfarm profits. Net nonfarm
simpler, we would be happy to hear
be charged penalties and be subject to
profits are the total of the amounts from
from you. You can write to the Internal
criminal prosecution. We may also have
Part IV, line 27, and your distributive
Revenue Service, Tax Products
to disallow any deductions shown on
share from other than farm
Coordinating Committee,
the tax return. This could make the tax
partnerships.
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higher or delay any refund, and the
Constitution Ave. NW, IR-6406,
Using Both Optional
calculation of your social security
Washington, DC 20224. Do not send
Methods
benefits may be affected. Interest may
the form to this address. Instead, see
also be charged.
Where To File on page 1.
If you can use both methods, you can
Generally, tax returns and return
report less than your total actual net
information are confidential, as stated in
earnings from farm and nonfarm
self-employment, but you cannot report
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