Is it legal/wise to allow my mother to put her side business, making only a few thousand dollars a year, in my name to lower her tax bracket?

Is it legal/wise to allow my mother to put her side business, making only a few thousand dollars a year, in my name to lower her tax bracket?

I would be filing returns on the income.

Asked on January 10, 2015 under Business Law, Oregon

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