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Cell phone family plan

dragonslayer6062 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 00:30:30 GMT

my family plan is 300 dollars a month,but i use mine for work I'm a contractor can i file a deductible on it ?

Yes, if you are self-employed and you use your cell phone...

HelenaC — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 00:30:31 GMT

Yes, if you are self-employed and you use your cell phone 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.

In “Entrepreneur” magazine, writer Kristin Edelhauser recommends getting an itemized phone bill, so you can measure your business and personal use and prove your deduction to the IRS.

Alternatively, you could get a second phone number and use it exclusively for business.

Employee Use: You can also deduct the business use of a cell phone if you are an employee rather than a business owner.You will only qualify, however, if your employer requires you to maintain a cell phone for business use. Calls you make after normal business hours do not count toward this deduction.

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Re: Cell phone family plan

Carl — Mon, 17 Jun 2019 20:54:22 GMT

Your share would be a communications expense, and there's a category for that in TurboTax. In the Business Expesnes >> Other Common Business Expenses section there's one specifically called "Communications". That's where you enter the business portion of your cell phone costs for the tax year.

Re: Cell phone family plan

VolvoGirl — Mon, 17 Jun 2019 21:10:05 GMT

Here is a Turbo Tax blog on cell phones

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/small-business-taxes/can-cellphone-expenses-be-tax-deductible-with-a-business/L6NQvycMO