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Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 11:12:56 -0400
From: "Hambone Hamilton"
Subject: Re: Deducting transportation expense

>No offense, but would you ask
your accountant about note bending?

Actually, John, in my case, many people do. ;)

Hambone
>From: John Anagnostopoulos
>To: John Frazer
>CC: ironm~ronmancurtis.com, harp~arply.com
>Subject: Re: Deducting transportation expense
>Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 09:43:11 -0500
>
>
>Look people, I think the important thing here is if you have questions
>about the
>harmonica ask the experts, both here on the list and those who aren't. If
>you
>have tax questions ask the experts, accountants. No offense, but would you
>ask
>your accountant about note bending? I understand that many of you are
>professionals and do have experiences to pass on, but tax law and practices
>change year to year and frankly, it's not your field. Bottom line is, ask
>an
>accountant or hire one to do your taxes. Check your local public library
>or
>community groups for free tax service if you don't want to pay. They often
>have
>free tax clinics where they do your taxes.
>
>Situations like a home office deduction are tricky. Sometimes the home
>office
>must be exclusively used as an office. You can't have the family den
>designated
>a home office because your are compiling your giglist before someone else
>checks
>their email.
>
>So, ask an accountant and let them worry about it. Rant ended.
>
>John
>
>John Frazer wrote:
>
> > on 4/12/2002 3:12 AM, IronMan Mike Curtis at ironm~ronmancurtis.com
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > True, but how many musicians have their principle place of business
> > > as their home? If you're a gigger, your principle place of business
> > > is clubs, etc.
> > >
> > > The example they cite is of a graphic designer who works at home, but
> > > OCCASIONALLY delivers work. That's totally different from a
> > > musician, whose principal place of work is not at home - and who
> > > incidentally is not delivering work done at home.
> > >
> > >
> > I have my taxes done every year by a professional, Mike. We use the per
>mile
> > allowance rather than the actual expense (i.e. gas, tires, car repairs,
>etc)
> > You can cheat yourself if you want to, but expenses for operating your
> > business vehicle are deductible. Don't you use your home for practice,
> > lessons, writing, storage, repair, manufacturing, booking? You can
>deduct
> > part of your home as a home office. If you have a home office, you are
>going
> > to your client's location- parties, gigs, clubs, lessons- to deliver
>your
> > equipment and services. Why would you not write that off?
> >
> > Many musicians work "under the table" to avoid the taxes. I declare the
> > income. I am entitled to deduct legitimate expenses of doing business.
>The
> > travel expenses are another matter. They are talking about meals and
>lodging
> > and stuff like that.
>
>--
>John Anagnostopoulos
>Reference Librarian
>Byrne Memorial Library
>St. Xavier University
>Chicago, IL 60655
>jo~xu.edu
>Tel: (773) 298-3357
>Fax: (773) 779-5231
>
>

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