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IRS Publication 583, Starting a Business
Starting a business and keeping records: the identification number, the accounting method, the books to keep and how long to keep them.
This is not law
Federal guidance on what a new business does about tax: getting an employer identification number, choosing an accounting method and a tax year, which records to keep, and how long to keep them. It is not law: it explains the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations under it. Every figure in it belongs to the year on its cover.
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- IRS Publication 583, Starting a Business
- Pages
- 28
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