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Tax Perks for Business Trips | All Business

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Good news. If you’re self-employed, a sole proprietor, or a freelancer, there are a number of travel and business-related expenses you can take advantage of to help reduce your taxable income. Keep in mind: in order for a travel expense to be deductible, you have to be away from your “tax home” (AKA your regular place of business).

So, when are you considered traveling away from your “tax home”? You are away from your tax home if:

Your job duties require you to be away from the general area of your tax home, substantially longer than an ordinary day’s work, AND . . .

You need to sleep or rest to meet the demands of your work while away from home.

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Time to Incorporate? | Getentrepreneurial.com

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January 2005 was a turning point in my business. It was the month I incorporated my business.

Before then, I had operated as a sole proprietor. I started my business in 1998 as a freelance copywriter.

However, in 2003 I started getting that restless feeling. I knew I was destined for bigger and better things. I started researching how to take my freelance copywriting business to the next level. And part of that research included me looking into how my business was structured.

Even though my local CPA thought it was a waste of time and money for me to incorporate, the rest of my research told me otherwise, so I went ahead with it.

That was the year I finally broke 6 figures. Once I did that I never looked back.

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