Monday, November 3, 2008

Saving Taxes with a Craft Business based at Home

By Ethan O. Tanner

By now you know how wonderful it can be to work from home, but do you understand how many home based business tax compensations are available? Many people operate home based businesses in the United States just to take advantage of the many tax deductions.

Claim the use of your home in your business and you can receive some immense deductions on your tax return. As with anything tax-related, you must meet certain requirements determined by the Internal Revenue Service. To receive more information on this, the IRS has pamphlets or downloadable information.

However, if you use one room or part of a room specifically for your business, you can receive a significant home based business tax deduction. This can include portions of your utility bills specifically related to that area of your house as well as any relevant home improvements.

The use of office services can provide you with a key home based business tax deduction. This includes your telephone. If you use a separate phone or a cell phone exclusively for your business, then the costs associated with these phones may be a tax deduction.

Using telephone equipment or services for both personal and business, makes it more difficult to determine a tax deduction. Requirements and good records are necessary to do so.

Another excellent business tax deduction can be the use of your car in your home based business. In order to deduct mileage and car-related expenses that you acquire while conducting business very good records must be kept. Incidental costs may happen with your business.

Items such as office supplies, postage, advertising materials and expenses may also be taken as tax deductions. The opportunity exists to deduct even more by hiring your children or spouse to work as employees for you. This allows you to deduct health insurance premiums and other typical employee-related expenses.

With proper advice and good record keeping, your home based business can become even more successful. Consulting an experienced tax advisor or an accountant, you will be able to find out about the many home based business tax deductions available to you. Tax savings will raise your profit and confidence in your home craft business. - 15485

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