Re: [Harp-L] What constitutes a pro

["Tim Moyer" <wmharps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Michael Rubin wrote:
> In Texas, common law marriage is as simple as presenting 
> yourself as married.  I think that's what constitutes pro.  
> If you present yourself as a pro, either to the community 
> or the IRS, you are a pro.

Well, there's also a co-habitation requirement for "common law" 
marriage.  

If you present yourself as a "pro" to the IRS and yet receive no income 
from it, it's a moot point, as far as they're concerned.  On the other 
hand, if you don't "present" yourself as a pro, and they can prove you 
earned income from it, they still don't care, they just want their 
cut.  

-tim