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Is My Cosmetology License Deductible?

If you are a hairdresser or beautician, you probably want some reassurance for your customers that you were not solely trained at boot camp. The cost of the cosmetology license so often displayed can be deducted. If you rent a chair or booth at a salon, the cost of the rental is deductible as well. [...]

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Posted by: Lisa Shaw, March 5, 2010

Are Pencils Tax Deductible?

Even in this electronic age, we still use pencils. Sure, artists who sketch with them (supplies) and accountants who chew on them (meals and entertainment?) probably make up the bulk of demand, and let's not forget those scantron tests students take with good old Number 2, but we all have a few lying around [...]

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Posted by: Paul O'Brien, February 22, 2010

Is Graphic Design Tax Deductible?

So you've hired a designer to work on your website or perhaps create a new log for your business and you want to know if the cost is deductible. Good news! It is.

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Are Rawhide or Marrow Bones Tax Deductible?

Your Doggy Day Care clients need snacks and entertainment, and YouCanHazDeduction. If you sell pet products and they are part of your wares, they are also deductible as Inventory.

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Posted by: Lisa Shaw, February 19, 2010

Is Purell and Other Hand Sanitizer Tax Deductible?

Given the prevalence of flu germs lately, any business that involves working with the public in any capacity can probably call this hand sanitizer a legitimate business expense. It's particularly necessary in a daycare, home care, visiting nurse or pet business where germs of all sorts abound and the clientele are considered more at risk. [...]

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Posted by: Lisa Shaw, February 18, 2010

Are My Scrubs Tax Deductible?

We are referring here to a uniform used in the Personal or Health Care industry and not to the TV show, unless you are starring in it, in which case you probably aren't using Schedule C.

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Is My Singer Sewing Machine Tax Deductible?

Whether you make weighted blankets for children with autism or evening gowns for people who can afford to go places that require evening gowns, then your sewing machine is deductible.
If you bought the machine within the past year, you will probably need to fill out a Form 4562 Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation can

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Posted by: Lisa Shaw, February 16, 2010

Is State Farm Insurance Tax Deductible?

They are like a good neighbor, but thieves, arsonists, earthquakes, and other "acts of god", are not and in those cases, insurance is better than a good neighbor; it's a business partner.
The cost of that insurance premium is deductible so keep your business safe, your investment safer, and remember you can write it off.
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Posted by: Lisa Shaw,

Is 99designs Logo Design Tax Deductible?

You've purchased a some graphics for your business from the great freelance designers at 99designs; the cost is a deductible business expense.
99designs' freelance artists are a contracted labor force working on your behalf (technically they work for 99designs who has to file with the IRS, a 1099 on their behalf)

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Posted by: Paul O'Brien, February 15, 2010

Is My CrowdSpring Logo Purchase Tax Deductible?

If you purchased a logo for your business through a crowdsourcing site such as CrowdSpring, or if you purchased it from a hired graphic designer, the cost is a contract one and it is deductible.

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Posted by: Lisa Shaw, February 14, 2010

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