Emma

End-of-year income tax is going to be based on gross sales, and probably as a self-employment tax. You just add up the total sales, remove your deductions, and your tax program should tell you what you owe. If you make enough money, you may have to submit estimated taxes quarterly.

Yes, if you have a commercial license from the health dept, you’d be relatively unrestricted.

Yes, you can do any direct sales to customers.

You mean food stamps? I really don’t know.

No, deep fried foods aren’t allowed at all, whether they’re fried on or off site.

It’s not allowed: http://forrager.com/faq/#jerky

You don’t need a license from the ag dept. You may need a business license, depending on where you live.

Yes, it is beyond the cottage food law, so there is no way to do that kind of business from home. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial

This is not a cottage food business since you are not preparing the food. I believe you’d just need to get a seller’s permit or something, and I think the health dept issues them.

You could attach a tag or you could have the ingredients separate. The most important thing is that all the info is attached in some way.

Yes you can advertise online — you just can’t sell online.

You can’t do this from home — you would have to get a commercial license: http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial