I play in a band and my band makes 1200 a year and cd sales of 700 where would i report that income on my tax return and where would i deduct the expense

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For a hobby, income on Line 21, misc. income.

Deductions, only up to income amount, Sch-A, subject to 2% limitation.

If you consistently make a profit, you might consider whether you are really a hobby or a business. See

I enjoy creating languages. If I could create a dictionary on my computer and then use it to create a word-for-word substitution program, it would make my hobby more efficient. I have windows xp and I understand a small bit about making batch files. But

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I'm not so sure batch files are going to be very helpful here. If you are serious about this, you're best bet is to invest some time teaching yourself a somewhat more versatile programming language.

Basic,

I self-publish a comic book online for fun, that I do sell, but the profits from sales are extremely minimal (under $50 for '06). Considering preparation and printing costs well exceeded any profits I made, could the...

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Sure, you can deduct the expenses incurred for self-publishing a comic book online, for fun.....ONLY if you claim income from it. You see, on a "hobbie" you may only claim deductible expense up to the $$ amount of your hobby income.