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HUGE Tax Deductions
February 28, 2005
U.S. Congress Has Approved Special HUGE Tax Deductions for Home-Bases Businesses Congress has approved a number of HUGE tax breaks to stimulate the growth of small and home-based businesses, including part-time businesses. Approved tax breaks can be worth up to $3,000 to $5,000 or more for the average home-business entrepreneur, even on last year’s taxes. Here are the 6 EASY Steps to Qualifying for these tax deductions: 1) Be operating a legitimate business, not just engaging in a hobby and calling it a business. It can be an established business, it can be your own start-up business, such as freelance writing, personal coaching or consulting. 2) Conduct your business in a "business-like manner. " Meet with customers and prospects in a business-meeting type environment, not just during your lunch break or on the golf course. Have an always-fresh list of leads and prospects, and be consistently working your lists. Attend business meetings and teleconferences with your managers and leaders. 3) Work your business on a Regular and Consistent basis. Working your business 45 to 60 minutes a day, 4 or 5 days a week, meets this requirement better than working two random 10-hour days each month — even though the latter involves more total hours. 4) Prove that you have Intent to produce a Profit. Are you in business to produce a profit, or are you in business to produce tax write-offs? Can you prove it to an auditor's satisfaction? You do not have to make a profit in order to claim huge business-related tax write-offs, but you do need to prove that you have a plan to become profitable, and that you are working your plan. 5) Be an expert in your business category OR be learning from experts. If you are an affiliate with a marketing company and you do not have any personal expertise promoting the products or services offered by your company; if you participate regularly in teleconference trainings, attend training meetings, and go to conferences, you will prove that you are "learning from experts." Document: (1) your Business Income (2) your Business Expenses (3) your Business Activity Most home-business entrepreneurs understand parts (1) and (2), but item (3) is often overlooked. But don't ignore it, because it is related to all 5 of the items above. Easiest way to do this? Keep accurate notes in a daily calendar or day–planner. 
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