topic When I do certification to be able do food safety audits for new client I do not get paid for that time can I deduct as an expense? in Deductions & credits https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/when-i-do-certification-to-be-able-do-food-safety-audits-for-new-client-i-do-not-get-paid-for-that/01/420228#M53499 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:07:54 GMT geraldostach 2019-06-04T21:07:54Z When I do certification to be able do food safety audits for new client I do not get paid for that time can I deduct as an expense? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/when-i-do-certification-to-be-able-do-food-safety-audits-for-new-client-i-do-not-get-paid-for-that/01/420228#M53499 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:07:54 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/when-i-do-certification-to-be-able-do-food-safety-audits-for-new-client-i-do-not-get-paid-for-that/01/420228#M53499 geraldostach 2019-06-04T21:07:54Z No, you can't deduct anything from income you never recei... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/no-you-can-t-deduct-anything-from-income-you-never-recei/01/420234#M53500 <P>No, you can't deduct anything from income you never received. &nbsp;Your tax "reduction" is the fact that you didn't get paid, so you have no income to be taxed on. &nbsp;You can deduct your ordinary and necessary business expenses (travel, supplies). &nbsp;You can't deduct the value of your time.</P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:07:56 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/no-you-can-t-deduct-anything-from-income-you-never-recei/01/420234#M53500 Opus 17 2019-06-04T21:07:56Z