jpags[at]pacbell.net (JP) wrote:

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You may be eligible for partial unemployment benefits. You
will have to report the side business when you file for
benefits. A lot depends on the specifics of the situation
and the state you are in, so no one here can give you a
definite answer.

If this is not a hypothetical situation, my suggestion is
that you apply for benefits, inform the authorities of the
side business, provide all the information requested, and
see what happens.

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The unemployment form you fill out every couple of weeks
asks whether you had self-employment income and if yes, how
much you earned during that 2 week period. If the amount you
earned during that period exceeds the amount of your
unemployment payment, you won't get the payment for that
period. If you had no S-E earnings for that 2 week period,
you'll get your unemployment check.

--
Jan Zobel EA, author of 'Minding Her Own Business:
The Self-Employed Woman's Guide To Taxes and Recordkeeping'

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"JP" <jpags[at]pacbell.net> wrote:

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Ask your state labor board.

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David M. Woods, EA, ChFC, CLU
Woods Financial Services
Norwood, MA 02062
www.woods-financial.com

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JP <jpags[at]pacbell.net> wrote:

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This is a state issue - check with your state labor
department or equivalent.

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Art Kamlet ArtKamlet [at] AOL.com Columbus OH K2PZH

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jpags[at]pacbell.net (JP) wrote:

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In California, yes. The earnings from self-employment will
have to be reported, and EDD will figure them into your UI
benefit calculation. Don't know about other states.

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Chris Green

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I do recall having responded to this one. This is a state
issue 'n' there are different strokes for different
folks!!=

California, for instance, deals with it in the following way
and most states have a formula for dealing with such
situations:

http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cacode...1300-1308.html

You should be able to get the rules for your particular
state at the following location:

http://www.taxadmin.org/fta/link/FORMS.html

Hope this helps 'n' Good Luck!!=

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JP wrote:

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I answered the question: Can you collect unemployment if you
have a side business? To avoid having you search for it...
here it is:

Andy Green wrote:

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Self-employment by itself does not prevent one from
collecting unemployment benefits. Self-employment may cause
you to fail the test requiring that you be available for
work. Assuming you meet the criteria to collect and you
continue to meet the rules (able to work, available for
work, actively looking for work, etc., etc.) you can collect
benefits. Every state will stop paying benefits if you are
deemed to be in full employment. (Obviously you fail one of
the tests to collect benefits.) States set their own
criteria as to how many hours of work in a week either as an
employee or self-employed removes you from eligibility.
Every state reduces the UI benefits received based on income
earned either as an employee or in self-employment. For the
self-employed, income is net earnings after deducting COGS
and expenses from income. Usually, the formula to reduce
benefits includes some minimum amount of income before your
benefit is reduced. The formula to reduce benefits varies by
state. Naturally, if you earn too much, your benefit can be
reduced to zero.

Net, net: Check with your state Dept. of Labor as to how
they do the computation. Most states post this information
on their websites.

--
Alan
http://taxtopics.net

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JP wrote:

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I answered this in the other newsgroup. In general,
if your side business doesn't interfere with your
looking for work, you can collect unemployment.

However, your weekly earnings from the side business
offset (after some deductions) your unemployment
checks.

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I saw someone post this question before and it never got
answered. I am in a similar situation and would like some
advice on this issue:

If you make $60K a year at a big company, and have a side
business that generates from $500 to $2,000 a year, a sole
propiertership that you use a sched "C" for. You get laid
off at your "real job", the $60k job. Can you still collect
unemployment?. Do you have to close the business to
collect?. - Thanks for any advice on this.

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