<p align="center" style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal;mso-outline-level:2;mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10pt; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11pt; font-family:"Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; '><strong style='mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11pt; font-family:"Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; '><span style='font-size:18.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-family:"Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; '>Small Business Taxes</span></strong></p>
<p align="center" style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom: 3.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;mso-outline-level:3;mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11pt; font-family:"Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; '><strong style='mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11pt; font-family:"Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; '><span style='text-decoration:underline;mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11pt; font-family:"Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; '><span style='font-size:13.5pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-family:"Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; '>Do I need to file taxes for my business?</span></span></strong></p>
<p style='margin-top:6.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10pt; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11pt; font-family:"Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; '><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-family:"Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; '>A business needs to comply with federal, state and local taxes to operate. The following links will provide information on the various types of taxes.</span></p>
<p align="center" style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal;mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10pt; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11pt; font-family:"Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; '><strong style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11pt; font-family:"Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; '><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-family:"Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; '>Visit one of the SIUE SBDCs for a free guide on small business taxes.</span></strong></p>
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<li>State a local taxes<br /><a href="http://www.revenue.state.il.us/" target="_blank">Illinois Department of Revenue</a></li>
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<li>Federal taxes<br /><a href="http://www.irs.gov/businesses/index.html" target="_blank">Internal Revenue Service</a></li>
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<li>Additional business tax information<br /><a href="http://www.business.gov/business-law/" target="_blank">BusinessLaw.gov</a><br />Illinois county specific information on taxes</li>
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