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Yes, your spouse is required to report his self-employment income on your joint return even if it does not seem "worth it" to you.  That is the law.  If he earned more than $400 by through self-employment he is required to report the income and pay self-employment tax on it for Social Security and Medicare, as well as ordinary income tax.

He can deduct the expenses for his supplies, etc. on a schedule C.

 

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2926899-how-does-my-side-job-affect-my-taxes

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2903027-how-do-i-report-income-from-self-employment

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2902389-why-am-i-paying-self-employment-tax

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3398950-what-self-employed-expenses-can-i-deduct

 

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