Today TaxMama hears from Sid in the TaxQuips Forum, who has a dog walking/training sole proprietorship. “My question concerns expenses for my dog, who is the face of my business (appearing on all my advertising material) and whom I use all the time for training demonstrations to attract clients. Can I deduct any of her expenses, such as medical care, medical insurance, food, etc? If so, under what category would I include these expenses on my tax form?”
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Dear Sid,
Please be very careful with deductions related to your pet.
Really, how much time do you really spend, using your dog in your business? Do you have a log of the times you use her for demonstrations, to take advertising pictures, etc.?
If you are not really engaging your dog’s services for several hours of every day, I wouldn’t go there.
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For instance, if you had a store and the dog provided security in your shop all day – I’d certainly write off his feed and supplies at the store.
If you insist on using the expenses, build up a solid file of data related to how she works in your business – pictures, time cards, etc.
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Then use the insurance under “Insurance” (goodness, how original), the supplies, as “supplies”, the medical expenses on one of the blank lines on Page 2 of your Schedule C – “medical expense dog training” – etc.
Just be logical. Remember, you have blank lines on Page 2.
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If you need more lines than that? Then only use ONE line on that page.
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Write – “See Attached Schedule” and include a worksheet listing all the expenses.
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Good luck and pray you are never audited.
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