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101 Tax Deductions for Bloggers and Freelancers

Monday February 23, 2009

Do you work at home as a freelancer? Do you make a few bucks from your blog? If you are one of the millions of people making some income working from home, you could get more back from Uncle Sam by taking deductions not available to other folks. Here's a list of 101 tax deductions for freelancers from the personal finance blog Wise Bread.

Here are the expenses you should look into deducting if you’re a blogger and/or freelancer, assuming they apply to your chosen blogging or freelancing field (you can’t deduct movie tickets if you have no reason to be at the movies…but if you have a blog all about movies and reviews, go for it).

As always, you need proof of this stuff. No good saying you bought 50 magazines last year if you can’t find the receipts. With the government hemorrhaging money, they’re looking for any opportunity to keep as much of your cash as they can. In the event of an audit (aaarggghhh) you want your finances to be watertight.

Read it: 101 Tax Deductions for Bloggers and Freelancers [Wise Bread]

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