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Englewood, CO 80151
720-214-2575
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Common Tax-deductable Costs & Expenses...

Business:

  • Purchases for resale
  • Salaries, Labor & Commissions
  • Depreciation on purchased furniture and equipment
  • Subcontracts
  • Business meals and entertainment (50%)
  • Business travel and automobile expenses (business portion)
  • Office supplies
  • Computer software used for business
  • Postage and shipping used for business
  • Education, seminars, etc. provided employees
  • Reference materials, books, etc.
  • Employee benefits - insurance, pension plans, etc.
  • Corporate, payroll and property taxes
  • Rent, utilities, telephone for business including home office expenses
  • Interest on business loans
  • Legal, license, accounting, tax perparation
  • Advertising, promotion, marketing costs
  • Bank charges

Personal:

  • Medical, dental and related expenses including health insurance premiums in excess of 7.5% of income
  • Property taxes, auto registration fees
  • State income taxes (deductable on Federal Tax Return only)
  • Mortgage interest and points
  • Charitable contributions
  • Casualty losses from theft, fire, flood, etc. (excluding any insurance payments received)
  • Unreimbursed job expenses in excess of 2% of income (that's why I encourage you to get our expenses reimbursed)
  • Tax preparation, safe deposit box, investment broker fees in excess of 2% of income
  • 50% of Self Employment Tax