My husband is a mechanic. As part of his job he has been given a helper. One of the conditions for having this helper is that he must pay 50% of the helper's hourly rate. This expense is deducted directly from his paycheck. Is this expense deductible?
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The simple answer to your question is: Yes, he can deduct that. That's clearly a job or business expense. That answer assumes that his W-2 (or 1099-Misc) does not already show a reduced net pay (meaning the expense has already been deducted)
How he goes about deducting it depends on whether he is a regular W-2 employee or a contract (1099-Misc) employee
I am a 1099 independent Contractor. I am using a helper. I do not have a DBA or officially a structured business. Can I as a 1099. 1099 my helper?
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