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Gross Business Income

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Definition:

Gross Business Income is an amount calculated on a business tax return. Gross business income is calculated as the total business sales less cost of goods sold. The method of calculation of gross business income may vary, depending on the tax return form for each type of business.

Operating expenses of the business are subtracted from gross business income to obtain the net before-tax income of the business.

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