I am going bonkers with bordem and it is really depressing me, because I feel I’ve had to give up 90% of the hobbies/activities I used to love doing because I had to leave New Jersey and move to SW Florida… Is there anyone around here that is into horses and know of any nice horse farms where one can go riding or just visit the horses?

I knowthat in order for you to be considered a business rather than a hobbies, three of the last 5 years need to be profitable. I have always claimed a business loss based on my 1099 income but make deductions as a “performing artist” which covers both roles. I only have a small percentage of my income from 1099-misc this year, but have the same expenses as last year (less actually). Almost all of my income is W2. My two-fold question is: 1. Can I, the “W-2 receiving ACTOR” file Schedule C, as self-employed since the W-2′s come from payroll services for the various commercials I do. 2. In determining eligibility as a business: If I include the “W2 receiving Actor in the equation, then I am profitable ” If I only count my 1099 income, then the years of loss don’t qualify for schedule C. And yet the combined expenses for being a performing artist always bring my 1099-misc income as a model to a loss. It costs me more to