Monday, July 13, 2009

Tax Advantages for a Home Based Craft Business

By Ethan O. Tanner

You already know how wonderful it can be to work from home, but do you realize how many home based business tax advantages exist? Here in the United States, many people operate home based businesses just to take advantage of the numerous tax deductions.

Claiming the use of your home in your business can give you some hefty deductions on your tax return. As with anything tax-related, you must meet certain requirements determined by the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS has pamphlets or downloadable information for this specific area.

The use one room or a portion of a room specifically for your business and you are eligible to get significant home based business tax deductions. This includes home improvements to this room as well as a portion of your utility bills specifically related to this area of your home.

Your phone and other office services can also provide you with a substantial home based business tax deduction. If you maintain a separate fixed phone line or cell phone specifically for your business, then all costs related to those phone lines can be tax deductible.

However, if you use telephone equipment or services in both personal and business environments, it is more difficult to establish a tax deduction. It's not impossible, but you must meet some fairly strict requirements and maintain good records.

The use of your car in your home based business gives you the possibility for another excellent business tax deduction. Excellent records must be kept in order to deduct mileage and car-related expenses that you acquire while conducting business. As with any type of business incidental costs may happen.

Other expenses such as office supplies, postage and advertising materials may also be used as tax deductions. By hiring your children or spouse to work as employees for you the opportunity exists to deduct even more. Doing this allows you to deduct health typical employee-related expenses including health insurance premiums.

With accurate advice and excellent record keeping, your home based business can become even more profitable. Consult an experienced tax advisor or an accountant to get the maximum home based business tax deductions available to you. Tax savings will raise your profit and give you confidence for your home craft business.

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