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1. Yes part of the vacation cost that is applicable to conducting business is deductible as a business expense given that trip satisfies following conditions:
2.Cost of goods sold, or COGS, is the total cost a business has paid out of pocket to sell a product or service. Cost of Good Sold can include the costs for :
3. To maximize deductions for any business, keep copius records for every spenditure for business.
To understand the expenses, you may be able to claim as a deduction, you'll need to first determine the difference between them
Ordinary expenses are those that are common and prevalant in your business
Necessary expenses are those that are required and adequate in your field of work
Common deductible expenses for a side gig worker are lsued below:
4. Employing family members can be a useful strategy to reduce overall tax liability. If the family member is a bona fide employee, then the taxpayer can deduct the wages and benefits. The wages must be reasonable for the work performed. The business will need an EIN number to have employees on payroll. Additionally, there will be tax withholding requirements (social security, medicare and income tax) plus the employer taxes such as social security, medicare and unemployment taxes for federal and state and quarterly and annual payroll returns will need to be filed.
5. Business use of phone and car is a deductible bsuiness expense.
If you travel for business, even short distances within your own city, you may deduct the dollar value of business miles traveled on your tax return. Make sure to keep pertinent records of the miles driven for business
If you're self-employed and you use your cellphone for business, you can claim the business use of your phone as a tax deduction. If 30 percent of your time on the phone is spent on business, you could legitimately deduct 30 percent of your phone bill.
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