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What Schedule C Health care Expenses can I deduct?

I am helping my daughter do her taxes, and have a question about what deductions are appropriate. She is on her own, not a dependent anymore but still on my insurance as she's under 26. Her income is ...
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Is a purchase still a Schedule C expense if its paid using a gift card?

I've made an Amazon purchase for my business (self-employed) solely using an Amazon gift card which I received for non-business reasons. Does this still qualify as a business expense on my tax return?
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For purposes of US Income taxes: Is delivering for Uber and DoorDash two businesses?

Consider a person who transports people around (for a fee) and gets the riders via Uber. The same person also delivers food for DoorDash. They are not incorporated but they are considered self-...
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What are the tax implications if I share single credit card processor between my two sole proprietorships?

Can someone who has 2 sole proprietorships share a single credit card processing device to save on processing fees? What would be proper way to file taxes in such case? Basically, my concern is that ...
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Taxes overpaid when alive; file amended return after death?

While collecting data to file a return for someone who is deceased, I discovered a significant deduction that was repeatedly not claimed in previous years. Specifically, health insurance on Schedule C....
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Self-employed: Claim health insurance on both Schedule A and on 1040 Line 29?

Situation: Tax return for someone who died. They were self-employed with a net profit and with itemized deductions that are worth more than the standard deduction. The insurance expenses are more ...
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US Self-Employment Tax: Do expenses stack with the 50% SE deduction?

With the primary form 1040, for salaries/wages, things are explained fairly straight forward: you deduct a Personal Exemption, and you deduct EITHER a Standard Deduction OR an Itemized Deduction of ...
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Schedule C: where to deduct service fees on income?

I earn most of my income through a freelancing website which charges a "service fee" (their terminology) on all income I earn through the site. The website acts as the intermediary during payment and ...
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Business service doesn't exist on tax form. What do you do?

I am a freelancer. I am expected to put a code into the instructions on my 1040 Profit or Loss taxes, but none of the workcodes they list pertain to my specific area of work. If my service is none of ...
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Formation of S-Corp for Gambling Trade

Does anyone have personal experience with incorporating an S-Corporation for the gambling trade? In cases where the gambling activity is consistent and produces sufficient income (versus, say, an ...
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