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- From: aa473@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (James Brown)
- Newsgroups: misc.taxes
- Subject: Re: Side job - Expenses deduction?
- Message-ID: <9212221331.AA12106@slc4.INS.CWRU.Edu>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 08:31:06 -0500
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- >The answer is, basically, yes. The good news is that side businesses
- >are one of the few remaining serious tax shelters; the bad news is that
- >the IRS is very aware of this, and examines such things very
- >carefully.
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- >The basic form is Schedule C of Form 1040, on which you itemize
- >business expenses. There are special rules for certain kinds of
- >business equipment, among them computers.
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- Does the rule on home computer logs of use apply if the computer
- is owned by a partnership and the computer is a vital part of the
- business (developing business application packages)?
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- If the partnership was renting office space the IRS doesn't question
- the total write off so what is the difference if the office happens
- to be in my basement and no rent is charged.
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- Jim Brown
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