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  • care-care
    Daycare.com Member
    • Oct 2010
    • 186

    Tom help

    I started my child care business in oct 2010 first child oct 25 i am putting info into mmk and for water/sewer i have a bill i paid 10/08/2010 would i NOT use this cuz it is for the 3 months prior? so i would wait til next yr and do the jan one for 2011? I thought i read on here that u use the bill the month u r in business.. so would same go for my heat and electric and tv? yes u claim or no cuz it was at end of month? tom??? So basically Im asking if i can claim octobers bills since I started oct 25 caring for children? and oct water bill that was for three months proir?
  • TomCopeland
    Business Author/Trainer
    • Jun 2010
    • 3062

    #2
    When to claim expenses

    I wouldn't try to claim any house related expenses before October 25th - when you first started caring for children. That would include water, utilities, house insurance, etc.

    You can claim expenses before October 25th that you purchased for the business - toys, supplies, training, etc.

    You can also depreciate the value of items in your home that you owned before you went into business and were then used in your business - furniture, appliances, household items, etc.




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    • care-care
      Daycare.com Member
      • Oct 2010
      • 186

      #3
      so then my electric and gas and tv bill i pay in the month of october I dont use ??Id start with novembers bills? Also how do I do my property taxes and mortage interest and such ? put the whole amount in for year and the program will give me my number? i am so confused and my hubby wants me to get this stuff to his accountant and i still need to do all my furntiture household stuff etc. i put in my numbers on mmk and it gives me a 10 percent time space

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      • TomCopeland
        Business Author/Trainer
        • Jun 2010
        • 3062

        #4
        Starting out

        Only count expenses you paid after October 25th. You will also get 3 months of property tax and mortgage interest. In preparation for talking with a tax preparer, give him/her the annual expenses for property tax and mortgage interest and that person will calculate the correct amount.
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