I had about $10,000 in freelance/1099 earnings last year, which is enough that I'm getting more serious about deductions so I can avoid paying as much of that tax as possible. I'm a programmer, so I purchased a laptop and plan to deduct that and any hardware I purchased. I feel like it's a stretch, but was also wondering if home expenses (e.g. smoke detectors, new furnace, etc.) are deductible. Is there a way to characterize vacation as a business expense if I incidentally did business/work networking and someone from the trip ended up working with me as a direct result? And what are sort of the standard easy deductions -- charity, donations, etc.? Is there anything else?
2007-01-06
08:48:38
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Seinberg
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