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Re: Independant Contractor? Read This


"As an employee you can't write off anything."

That is completely untrue!    You can write off anything as an employee as you could as a contractor

As long as you incurred the expense as a necessary part of your employment and as long as you were not reimbursed for it by your employer.

Where do y'all get your information from?   Talk to a reputable tax agent at the IRS

It's called an unreimbursed employee business expense deduction.  Or Unreimbursed Employee Business Expenses.
Generally, you must use Form 2106, These are an example of all the stuff you can deduct as an EMPLOYEE, 

Generally, subject to qualifications, the following expenses are tax deductible on your tax return:
Agency fees for a job;Airfares;Auto club membership;Auto expenses;Books used on the job;Bond costs;Car insurance premiums;Cleaning costs;Commerce association dues;Commuting costs;Computers;Convention trips;Correspondence courses;Depreciation for tax purposes;Dues;Educational expenses;Employment agency fees;Entertainment expenses;Equipment;Foreign travel costs;Furniture;Garage rent;Gasoline;Gasoline tax;Gifts;Home office expenses;Hotel costs;House hunting costs;Instruments;Labor union dues;Laundry;Legal expenses;Local transportation;Lodging;Magazines;Malpractice liability premiums;Meals;Medical examinations;Membership dues and fees;Motel charges;Moving expenses;Parking fees;Passport fees for business travel;Pay turned over to your employer;Periodicals;Protective clothing;Rail fares;Reimbursed expenses;Safety helmets;Safety shoes;Secretarial conventions;Subscriptions;Taxi fares;Telegrams;Telephone calls;Toll charges;Tools;Trade association dues;Transportation and travel expenses;Tuition;Typewriters;Uniforms;Union dues; andWork cloths.

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Posted in reply to: Re: Independant Contractor? Read This by jdorricott
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Re: Independant Contractor? Read This Cowboy3939 2/26/2010 10:33:54 AM