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Under communication expenses how much of my cell phone bill can I claim for uber

 
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Under communication expenses how much of my cell phone bill can I claim for uber

It depends. You need to calculate how much you use your cellphone for business and how much you used for personal use. 

For example, lets say your cell phone bill was $500.00 (used 100% of the time). You calculated that you used your phone 30% of the time for business and 70% of the time for personal. So $500.00 multiplied by 30%= $150.00. You can write off $150.00 as a business expense, and $350.00 would be a personal expense

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Under communication expenses how much of my cell phone bill can I claim for uber

It depends. You need to calculate how much you use your cellphone for business and how much you used for personal use. 

For example, lets say your cell phone bill was $500.00 (used 100% of the time). You calculated that you used your phone 30% of the time for business and 70% of the time for personal. So $500.00 multiplied by 30%= $150.00. You can write off $150.00 as a business expense, and $350.00 would be a personal expense

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marydjc
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Under communication expenses how much of my cell phone bill can I claim for uber

Ok my question is, what if the account where my line is, is not under my name? My phone line is under my boyfriend's account with other 5 person in it. But I still pay him monthly for it. Can I declare this as an expense even if is not under my name? Please I would really appreciate help in this matter. Thank you in advance

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Under communication expenses how much of my cell phone bill can I claim for uber

Yes, you can still claim the deduction on your tax return. You just need to figure out how much of the use is for business versus personal. Also, you should keep a receipt or some type of documentation proving how much you paid and that it was for the phone bill.

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