However, you can pay remuneration (for example, salary or wages) to an associate (or a service trust) for bona fide services related to the earning of your personal services income if that amount is reasonable for the services provided by them
其实还要谢谢你发这个帖。前一阵有一个朋友咨询关于分发广告business如何报税的问题,我告诉他可以抵扣一些费用。他说算下来是 亏损的了(他也另有正常的工作),不过他没有支付工资的做法,只是车资、家里的费用等。我现在想起来了,这种personal service income,要按专门的规定来抵扣费用,是有很多限制的,如果他算成负数,可能是over claim了。