Category Archives: Business Expenses

Something Sheepish

Today TaxMama hears from Steve in Pennsylvania, who tells us, “I recently built a barn and installed an electric fence around three acres.buy stromectol Canada http://healthinschools.org/wp-content/languages/new/canada/stromectol.html no prescription I have run water to the barn and have installed electricity.buy plavix online http://everydaystarlet.com/wp-content/languages/new/zovirax.html no prescription We have bought a few sheep to start a flock. I […]

Americas Cup

Today TaxMama hears from Chad in Aukland, NZ, “I’m trying to organize the purchase of a “vintage” America’s Cup sailing boat to participate in some regattas in the Bay Area.buy propecia online https://healthcoachmichelle.com/wp-content/languages/new/propecia.html no prescription I would be the skipper, acting on behalf of the owner. He wants to be able to write off a […]

Real Estate Biz

Today TaxMama hears from Mike from Florida, “I am getting into the real estate sales business in southwest Florida. What business-related expenses are normally deductible?  May I deduct the training required by state law?  Car expenses, including leasing, fuel, and maintenance for a business-only vehicle?  Office space in the home? Anything else?

Pain in the Back

Today TaxMama hears from Mark in Scarborough, ME, who’s quite logical: “I’m self-employed and incorporated. I need frequent chiropractic treatments as a direct result of using computers a lot. The frequency of treatments required varies directly with amount of daily work at the computer. The back problems are caused by my work (chronic back fatigue). […]

Packing it In

Today TaxMama hears from Richard in McAllen Texas, who asks: “I am in the process of starting up a moving and packing business. It was my intention to purchase one or two used trucks—the type that the truck rental firms sell off after they have deprecitated them to their fullest. My question: Will used vehicles […]

Doggone It!

Today TaxMama hears from Alice in Montana who asks. “I am a writer, operating as a sole proprietor of a freelance writing and research business. I am nationally published, and have a 20 year tax history doing this. I am writing a children’s book about the dog I adopted and how he was transformed from […]

Trucker Per Diem

Today TaxMama answers Steve from Orland, CA who’s asking about Per Diem for truck drivers. Steve says “Thanks to your site I found out that I can deduct $41 per day. But how/where do I put this deduction on my schedule “A” form?”

On Consignment

Today TaxMama helps Peggy from Clarence Center, NY who says. “I am in the process of opening a consignment shop. Do I need to pay taxes on the total amount of sales or just my revenue?https://www.thescanfoundation.org/wp-content/languages/new/augmentin.html

Owning Rental Property

Today Donna from California did some research. “I’m interested in starting a small business in real estate centering around purchasing the property and renting it to tenants. But to my dismay I recently read that the IRS does not consider that a business. Is that true? I also read that this is a “gray” area. […]