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I bought a vacuum shortly before my first cleaning job to prepare for networking for new clients. Can I use it for a start up cost?

Can I enter a vacuum I bought shortly before I got my first cleaning client for a start up cost?
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MaryK4
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I bought a vacuum shortly before my first cleaning job to prepare for networking for new clients. Can I use it for a start up cost?

If you regularly use it for your business, you can deduct it.  Just because you purchased it before you started the cleaning business, if it was close in time (not years) and you did not use for personal in between enter it as a business asset or supply.

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