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  • Doctor Feelgood
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    • Nov 2005
    • 2112

    #1

    Its tax time, what can we write off?

    Its tax time, what can we write off? i heard you can write off hosting bills, but how do you prove it? i never got a bill on a piece of paper
  • candyflip
    Carpe Visio
    • Jul 2002
    • 43073

    #2
    Contact them and ask for an invoice.

    My mother does our personal and business taxes. We get deductions for pretty much everything we buy, to an extent.

    Spend you some brain.
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    • Sosa
      In Tushy Land
      • Oct 2002
      • 40149

      #3
      You can write of a ton of stuff. MYou should get ahold of a GOOD accountant and be upfront what you are doing. Possibly set up a S-corp or LLC if you make a decent amount.

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      • .~.
        So Fucking Banned
        • May 2006
        • 396

        #4
        Originally posted by Doctor Feelgood
        Its tax time, what can we write off? i heard you can write off hosting bills, but how do you prove it? i never got a bill on a piece of paper
        Great question!

        The IRS would never accept an invoice or bill sent electronically. E-mail is for frauds! An electronic invoice is for frauds!
        If your hosting never tabulates your monthy cost with a hand written note sealed with a "wax" insignia, then I'm afraid that you can't write it off.

        Welcome to the 1800's!








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        • TMM_Vlad
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          • May 2007
          • 1220

          #5
          bump for more answers god damnit!!

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          • Casa Nova
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            • Mar 2007
            • 2867

            #6
            Write off Content.... would you like to busy some?

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            • L-Pink
              working on my tan
              • Mar 2005
              • 39151

              #7
              Originally posted by Doctor Feelgood
              Its tax time, what can we write off? i heard you can write off hosting bills, but how do you prove it? i never got a bill on a piece of paper
              It's not an expense tax wise until you pay for it. You do have records of payouts right?

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              • After Shock Media
                It's coming look busy
                • Mar 2001
                • 35299

                #8
                Originally posted by L-Pink
                It's not an expense tax wise until you pay for it. You do have records of payouts right?
                Nah he just sent in scanned money.

                But ya some of the following:
                Hosting, office supplies, programs/scripts, outsourced labor, design work, domain names, ISP expense, depreciation of your PC/Printer/Scanner/Assorted electronic equipment, accountants, printer paper, blank DVD's, Blank CD's, Office chair, desk, small portion of your house/apartment, business cards, business phone line, business license filing fees, fictitious name fee's, business account fee's, check processing fees, postage, wire fee's, epassporte loading fee's, paypal fee's, and the list could go on.

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                • Zester
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                  • Jul 2003
                  • 5344

                  #9
                  Originally posted by After Shock Media
                  ...epassporte loading fee's....
                  shit, you're right: epass fees.
                  how did'nt I think of that. I already gave in my tax statement so it's a gonner for 2007, but I will use that in 2008.
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                  • After Shock Media
                    It's coming look busy
                    • Mar 2001
                    • 35299

                    #10
                    For the actual pornographers:
                    Location rentals, kraft services, douches, testing fee's, condoms if used, lubes, clothing as long as you do not wear it for personal before/after, tanning, massage therapy, chiropracter, gym memberships, car expenses (keep a vehicle milage log to know what is personal and what is business), airfare (when used for business), hotel stays (again business), meals (business), recruiter fee's, video editors, video tape, equipment depreciation, bulb replacement, make up fee's or make up persons pay, gaffers, lighting techs, DVD cases, printing expenses, invoicing, equipment rental fee's, location licenses, model fee's, agent fee's, attorney fee's, and again much much more.

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                    • PersianKitty
                      Meow Media Inc.
                      • Jul 2001
                      • 7785

                      #11
                      New IRS tax form..

                      Step 1: How much did you make during the previous year? _________

                      Step 2: Send the amount in Step 1 to the IRS

                      PK

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                      • After Shock Media
                        It's coming look busy
                        • Mar 2001
                        • 35299

                        #12
                        Originally posted by PersianKitty
                        New IRS tax form..

                        Step 1: How much did you make during the previous year? _________

                        Step 2: Send the amount in Step 1 to the IRS

                        PK
                        HAHA

                        So how is your show experience going so far?

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                        • PersianKitty
                          Meow Media Inc.
                          • Jul 2001
                          • 7785

                          #13
                          Originally posted by After Shock Media
                          HAHA

                          So how is your show experience going so far?
                          Fun...but very overwhelming.

                          So many people.. so little time.

                          PK

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                          • After Shock Media
                            It's coming look busy
                            • Mar 2001
                            • 35299

                            #14
                            Originally posted by PersianKitty
                            Fun...but very overwhelming.

                            So many people.. so little time.

                            PK
                            Should of just set up a table with a tip jar and went speed dating style. Like 100 bucks for thirty minutes or something. Your days could of been just as booked, you could of still went shopping, and best of all you would of paid for your show via tips

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                            • Scott McD
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                              • Nov 2002
                              • 67792

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Sosa
                              You can write of a ton of stuff. MYou should get ahold of a GOOD accountant and be upfront what you are doing.
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                              • pizzaid
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                                • Oct 2007
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                                #16
                                write off every thing you can i am and still going to take a beating..
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                                • TSGlider
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                                  • Aug 2006
                                  • 673

                                  #17
                                  You're in marketing and promotion so you can write off your cable bill, your movie receipts, etc.
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                                  • aico
                                    Moo Moo Cow
                                    • Mar 2004
                                    • 14748

                                    #18
                                    Masturbation is a hobby of mine, so I can write off all my porn.

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                                    • Burridge
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                                      • Sep 2003
                                      • 1186

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by candyflip
                                      Contact them and ask for an invoice.

                                      My mother does our personal and business taxes. We get deductions for pretty much everything we buy, to an extent.

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                                      • Babaganoosh
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                                        #20
                                        If you play xbox online you may be able to use it as a writeoff if you network with other webmasters while playing.
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                                        • Doctor Feelgood
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                                          • Nov 2005
                                          • 2112

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by After Shock Media
                                          Nah he just sent in scanned money.

                                          But ya some of the following:
                                          Hosting, office supplies, programs/scripts, outsourced labor, design work, domain names, ISP expense, depreciation of your PC/Printer/Scanner/Assorted electronic equipment, accountants, printer paper, blank DVD's, Blank CD's, Office chair, desk, small portion of your house/apartment, business cards, business phone line, business license filing fees, fictitious name fee's, business account fee's, check processing fees, postage, wire fee's, epassporte loading fee's, paypal fee's, and the list could go on.
                                          how about a new laptop? or a HDTV?? are they office supplies?

                                          What exactly is depreciation of your PC/Printer/Scanner/Assorted electronic equipment??

                                          small portion of your house/apartment?? you mean a portion of your rent?

                                          how about epassporte $2 withdrawal fee's ?? and how do you prove it?

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                                          • After Shock Media
                                            It's coming look busy
                                            • Mar 2001
                                            • 35299

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by Doctor Feelgood
                                            how about a new laptop? or a HDTV?? are they office supplies?

                                            What exactly is depreciation of your PC/Printer/Scanner/Assorted electronic equipment??

                                            small portion of your house/apartment?? you mean a portion of your rent?

                                            how about epassporte $2 withdrawal fee's ?? and how do you prove it?
                                            If your laptop is used for business purposes only you can begin to depreciate it on your taxes. As for the HDTV I would not push it the IRS is looking into many small business's this year.

                                            Depreciation is typically done over 5 years and is based on the value the equipment holds over that period of time before it is consider or no value or scrap. You could do more of a lump sum type ordeal but most accountants depreciate assets such as PC's and even cars.

                                            Yes you can deduct the square footage of your home or appartment that is used for business purposes only. This may also include utilities and the like all based on that percentage. Many however do not do this as some see it as an IRS red flag. So lets assume your apartment is 1,000 square feet. Your rent, utilities, condo fee's, are a combined 1000.00 a month. Then your office space took up one room which was 100 square feet. You could then deduct 100.00 a month for your home office space.

                                            When you withdraw money from an ATM do you not get a reciept showing how much your withdrew as well as the fee associated with it? That would be our proof. By the way normal ATM fee's attached to your business account also would apply.

                                            You also do know an accountant or CPA not only can get you more money, they too are tax deductable as a business expense.

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                                            • Doctor Feelgood
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Nov 2005
                                              • 2112

                                              #23
                                              10% of utilities? say someone heats thier house with wood. can he write off 10% off the price of a cord of wood?

                                              and what if someone added solar power panels on thier roof? i heard you can write that off no mater what your job is.

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                                              • Davy
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                                                • Apr 2006
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                                                #24
                                                Can a male pornstar write off his dick as a working tool?
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                                                • L-Pink
                                                  working on my tan
                                                  • Mar 2005
                                                  • 39151

                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by After Shock Media
                                                  If your laptop is used for business purposes only you can begin to depreciate it on your taxes. As for the HDTV I would not push it the IRS is looking into many small business's this year.

                                                  Depreciation is typically done over 5 years and is based on the value the equipment holds over that period of time before it is consider or no value or scrap. You could do more of a lump sum type ordeal but most accountants depreciate assets such as PC's and even cars.

                                                  Yes you can deduct the square footage of your home or appartment that is used for business purposes only. This may also include utilities and the like all based on that percentage. Many however do not do this as some see it as an IRS red flag. So lets assume your apartment is 1,000 square feet. Your rent, utilities, condo fee's, are a combined 1000.00 a month. Then your office space took up one room which was 100 square feet. You could then deduct 100.00 a month for your home office space.

                                                  When you withdraw money from an ATM do you not get a reciept showing how much your withdrew as well as the fee associated with it? That would be our proof. By the way normal ATM fee's attached to your business account also would apply.

                                                  You also do know an accountant or CPA not only can get you more money, they too are tax deductable as a business expense.

                                                  Watch the cars, If you only have one you HAVE to keep track of mileage in order to compute business percentage. If you work from home what exactly are you using your car for business wise ... Also if you have an office driving to and from work is NOT a business expense.


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                                                  • EthnicLover
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                                                    • Feb 2007
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                                                    #26
                                                    This is very informative. Thanks for the detailed information.


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                                                    • King of Queens
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                                                      • Aug 2006
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                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by Sosa
                                                      You can write of a ton of stuff. MYou should get ahold of a GOOD accountant and be upfront what you are doing. Possibly set up a S-corp or LLC if you make a decent amount.
                                                      What's the difference between the two &
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                                                      • Chris
                                                        Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                        • May 2003
                                                        • 27880

                                                        #28
                                                        i can write off paypal fee's cant I?
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                                                        • L-Pink
                                                          working on my tan
                                                          • Mar 2005
                                                          • 39151

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by Chris
                                                          i can write off paypal fee's cant I?
                                                          Yep, they are an expense that reduces your income

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                                                          • ztik
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                                                            • Aug 2001
                                                            • 5196

                                                            #30
                                                            FYI bank statements are "proof" but of course recipes are much better to keep
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                                                            • ztik
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                                                              • Aug 2001
                                                              • 5196

                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by L-Pink
                                                              Watch the cars, If you only have one you HAVE to keep track of mileage in order to compute business percentage. If you work from home what exactly are you using your car for business wise ... Also if you have an office driving to and from work is NOT a business expense.


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                                                              I tried to write off my car. They said no way since im self employed. I tried to say I was always working, they said the oposite.
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                                                              • Vendot
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                                                                • May 2002
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                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by ztik
                                                                FYI bank statements are "proof" but of course recipes are much better to keep
                                                                Statements are definitely proof enough if you have your hosting bills on them...... why cant you write it off? Its more than sufficient in most european contries anyway.

                                                                As for recipes, theyre only useful to help cooking the figures.
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                                                                • After Shock Media
                                                                  It's coming look busy
                                                                  • Mar 2001
                                                                  • 35299

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by L-Pink
                                                                  Watch the cars, If you only have one you HAVE to keep track of mileage in order to compute business percentage. If you work from home what exactly are you using your car for business wise ... Also if you have an office driving to and from work is NOT a business expense.


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                                                                  If you read higher up you will notice I said that same thing in regards to cars. He was asking about depreciation though this time and not car usage. I could of thrown in most high end depreciatable noun and just chose to use a car. However the same rules would apply to its usage. If you have 1 computer and it is used 30% of the time for personal use like watching movies and playing games and then 70% of the time for business, you could end up in the same situation as it is not solely for business use. Like trying to deduct your home phone as a business expense when that is the only phone you have.

                                                                  An example would be my shredder. Instead of purchasing two of them since I work from home and use it for not only business documents but household documents as well I do not attempt to use it as a tax right off.

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                                                                  • bdld
                                                                    $100,000
                                                                    • Dec 2001
                                                                    • 11452

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by ztik
                                                                    FYI bank statements are "proof" but of course recipes are much better to keep
                                                                    i love recipes, but the tax man would prefer receipts

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                                                                    • Doctor Feelgood
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                                                                      • Nov 2005
                                                                      • 2112

                                                                      #35
                                                                      if during a photo shoot you used whippedcream, can you write that off???

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                                                                      • zigx
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                                                                        #36
                                                                        you can write off wear on your car and that includes maintenance and gas
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                                                                        • After Shock Media
                                                                          It's coming look busy
                                                                          • Mar 2001
                                                                          • 35299

                                                                          #37
                                                                          Originally posted by Doctor Feelgood
                                                                          if during a photo shoot you used whippedcream, can you write that off???
                                                                          Yes you can.

                                                                          Originally posted by zigx
                                                                          you can write off wear on your car and that includes maintenance and gas
                                                                          Only the percentage of it that is business based, maintenance, tolls, parking, and such are fine. The rest is typically compensated on a set fee per mile if I recall (I do not do my own taxes). Then again for this you must keep a vehicle log in your car at all times and write down every trip including milage and the like. Then you must distinguish which trips were for business and which were for personal use. PS. The IRS does not accept the since your self employed you are always working clause, nor taking phone calls on your cell while doing a personal drive, and so forth. Then as someone else said you also do not get the car deduction if you drive to an office to work, with the exception that you can swing something if the car is company owned via a corp of some type.

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                                                                          • Doctor Feelgood
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                                                                            • Nov 2005
                                                                            • 2112

                                                                            #38
                                                                            if you bought a Hybrid youre eligible for a federal income tax credit of up to $3400

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                                                                            • Doctor Feelgood
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                                                                              • Nov 2005
                                                                              • 2112

                                                                              #39
                                                                              can my friend write off 10&#37; of a cord of wood if thats how he heats the house?

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                                                                              • Doctor Feelgood
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                                                                                • Nov 2005
                                                                                • 2112

                                                                                #40
                                                                                Originally posted by Doctor Feelgood
                                                                                Its tax time, what can we write off? i heard you can write off hosting bills, but how do you prove it? i never got a bill on a piece of paper
                                                                                i was paying hosting with epassporte but now its tax time and i got no proof i paid for hosting.
                                                                                i think the best way to go is get a business name then get a business credit card with your business name on it. then your credit card bill will be the only piece of paper that you would need at tax time.

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                                                                                • Doctor Feelgood
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                                                                                  • Nov 2005
                                                                                  • 2112

                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  What other office supplies/equipment can we think of?
                                                                                  how about headphones?
                                                                                  computer surge protectors?
                                                                                  water cooler/water deliveries?

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                                                                                  • Doctor Feelgood
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                                                                                    • Nov 2005
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                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    what else can you guys come up with?

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                                                                                    • After Shock Media
                                                                                      It's coming look busy
                                                                                      • Mar 2001
                                                                                      • 35299

                                                                                      #43
                                                                                      Originally posted by Doctor Feelgood
                                                                                      what else can you guys come up with?
                                                                                      The fee I pay my wifes father since he is a tax accountant.

                                                                                      Shh. I do not care if he or my wife knows what I have and earn, as far as I am concerned it is all hers anyways sooner or latter.

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                                                                                      • AaliyahLove
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                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        I write off dildos


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                                                                                        • After Shock Media
                                                                                          It's coming look busy
                                                                                          • Mar 2001
                                                                                          • 35299

                                                                                          #45
                                                                                          I have been learning a lot more about deductions with owning rentals that I never took advantage of before. Well OK my father in law filled me in some this weekend. I had been previously shafting myself without knowing it. So my personal lesson was make sure your accountant knows everything no matter how trivial when it comes to making or spending money - hell even time.

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                                                                                          • d-null
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                                                                                            • Apr 2007
                                                                                            • 13724

                                                                                            #46
                                                                                            Originally posted by Doctor Feelgood
                                                                                            what else can you guys come up with?
                                                                                            just remember whenever you are claiming something as an expense, think about how you will deal with it if and when an IRS agent is at your kitchen table with your receipts in front of you and he asks you to justify the expense you claimed as far as business

                                                                                            I've been through a number of audits and you want everything to be above board when you have to explain yourself
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                                                                                            • Doctor Feelgood
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                                                                                              #47
                                                                                              whos w2 is this from?

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                                                                                              • PersianKitty
                                                                                                Meow Media Inc.
                                                                                                • Jul 2001
                                                                                                • 7785

                                                                                                #48
                                                                                                Originally posted by Doctor Feelgood
                                                                                                whos w2 is this from?

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                                                                                                • SilentKnight
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                                                                                                  • Oct 2005
                                                                                                  • 24812

                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                  Being a photographer has great perks at tax time.

                                                                                                  Its amazing how many things can be written off as "studio props".

                                                                                                  Plus - when you incorporate - you can write off your annual vacation as a "corporate retreat".

                                                                                                  A few years back we wrote off our $300 LED Xmas tree - after featuring it in a photoshoot.

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                                                                                                  • Doctor Feelgood
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                                                                                                    #50
                                                                                                    Originally posted by PersianKitty
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                                                                                                    they own both? well thanx kitty

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