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OMG!....Business Expense?...Are you kidding? by Robmeister on 05 Mar, 2008 09:05
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Ok...now that I got you to click on this...
Any of you SLY guys know if I can deduct as a business expense:
Books purchased to bone up on my field (financial/retirement planning)?
Like...books on retirement products (Long Term Care, Life Insurance...etc..)
How'bout books on sales/marketing my practice?
Thanks, doooooods
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#1 by PigPen on 05 Mar, 2008 09:20
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Nice headline
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#2 by Paul on 05 Mar, 2008 13:36
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I know that as a teacher I have been able to claim deductions for tuition and books IF it is required and used for job promotion, salary jumps, etc. Am even allowed to claim mileage to and from university if for the job.
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#3 by schro on 05 Mar, 2008 13:40
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Yes.
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#4 by Robmeister on 05 Mar, 2008 15:51
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Yes.
ahhhh....dude. Must you be so vague and nebulous?
Ok...how'bout this'n...how'bout materials and/or seminars from gurus like Tony Robbins, Zig Ziglar, etc... as directly applied to firing up my efforts in my business? -
#5 by schro on 05 Mar, 2008 16:43
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http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i2106.pdf
This is the instructions for Line 20 on your Schedule A. The definition of an allowable expense provides for some latitude, depends how friendly the IRS agent is when you get audited. -
#6 by Tyler on 06 Mar, 2008 01:22
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I Know that my developer friends write off their books that are guides for their software development.
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#7 by BaldRob on 06 Mar, 2008 05:57
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http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i2106.pdf
This is the instructions for Line 20 on your Schedule A. The definition of an allowable expense provides for some latitude, depends how friendly the IRS agent is when you get audited.
He's not a CPA... but he did stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night! -
#8 by schro on 06 Mar, 2008 05:59
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http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i2106.pdf
This is the instructions for Line 20 on your Schedule A. The definition of an allowable expense provides for some latitude, depends how friendly the IRS agent is when you get audited.
He's not a CPA... but he did stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night!
And I had a fruited beer! -
#9 by Mikekoz13 on 06 Mar, 2008 10:45
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http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i2106.pdf
This is the instructions for Line 20 on your Schedule A. The definition of an allowable expense provides for some latitude, depends how friendly the IRS agent is when you get audited.
He's not a CPA... but he did stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night!
And I had a fruited beer!
FRUITED BEER!!!?
That, my friend, is against all good things that BEER represents!
(now back to our regularly scheduled program...) -
#10 by schro on 06 Mar, 2008 11:20
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Mike, I didn't partake in a fruited beer last night (actually had a Bud since pburke steered me away from Coors on account of their gun control position)......please ask BaldRob about fruited beer.
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#11 by BaldRob on 06 Mar, 2008 12:37
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Mike, I didn't partake in a fruited beer last night (actually had a Bud since pburke steered me away from Coors on account of their gun control position)......please ask BaldRob about fruited beer.
I know absolutely nothing about fruited beer... However, I will have to say that California is a pretty fruity place so you Californians should definitely know about that!!
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#12 by schro on 06 Mar, 2008 13:19
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Mike, I didn't partake in a fruited beer last night (actually had a Bud since pburke steered me away from Coors on account of their gun control position)......please ask BaldRob about fruited beer.
California is a pretty fruity place ...
That it is...agriculture is very important to CA. -
#13 by herronm on 06 Mar, 2008 14:30
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We order books and training reference just like copy paper and toner.
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#14 by Alexander215 on 06 Mar, 2008 19:03
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Google it?