14 Biggest Tax Write Offs for Small Businesses! [What the Top 1% Write-Off]

By a Trusted CPA: Find out the BIGGEST Tax Write-Offs for Small Businesses & What the Top 1% Write-Off.
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Every year, more than 2 million taxpayers overpay their income taxes. And this isn’t just pocket change. Taxpayers are overpaying by close to $1 BILLION dollars.
This could be due to poor tax planning, or because they’re missing some of the biggest business tax write-offs.
Meanwhile, the top 1% are using the tax law to their advantage to minimize their tax liability.
That's why in this episode, I’m going to give you BIGGEST tax write-offs for small businesses.
Outline:
Intro: (0:00)
Tax Write-Offs Gone WRONG: (1:45)
What are Business Tax Write Offs?: (4:23)
Simple Business Tax Write Offs: (5:45)
Advanced Business Tax Write Offs: (13:04)
How to Take Advantage of Write-Offs: (16:45)
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Disclaimer: The information provided in this video is for informational purposes only and is not meant to take the place of professional legal, accounting, or financial advice. If you have any legal questions about this video or the subjects discussed, or any other legal matter, you should consult with an attorney or tax professional in your jurisdiction (i.e. where you live).

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14 Biggest Tax Writeoffs #1 Startup and organization expenses #2 Office expenses technology and supplies #3 Home office deduction #4 Cell phone to cell phone services #5 Cost of goods sold #6 All labor costs #7 Business mileage #8 Business travel #9 Business meals #10 Business interest expenses #11 Retirement contributions #12 Health saving contributions #13 Writeoff self employment taxes #14 Pass through tax deductions Valuable info!

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1. Startup/Organizational Costs 2. Office /Technology Expenses 3. Home Office Write Off 4. Cell Phone, Cell Phone Service 5. Cost of Goods Sold 6. All Labor Costs 7. Business Mileage 8. Business Travel 9. Business Meals 10. Business Interest Expense ADVANCED 11. Retirement Contributions 12. Health Savings Contributions 13. Self-Employment Taxes 14. Qualified Business Income Deduction ********************************************

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Great video!!! Can you go a little more in detail on Goods Sold tax write offs? You mention raw materials, labor, storage, and factory overhead cost can be written off but the example you gave was only the item cost, do we have to choose which of the 5 we want to write off or can they be combined, or is it expected that the cost of the item sold would account for all of those things? Just confused sorry. Also how would storage and overhead factory costs be deducted?

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My accountant strongly advised me NOT to use my adult kids as any form of “work/business “ write off. I’ve herd others putting family on payroll but I don’t want issues so I won’t.

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Hi! Thank you for this video! Question: Can you write off something you bought before you started your business? Does the purchase have to come out of a business acct under your business name I order to be considered a write off?

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Be sure to check with your financial advisor since there are certain advantages and disadvantages based on the type of business entity you are using.

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I understand this is an older video, but since it’s on the very topic of my concern, how far back can one go to refill on their tax returns? For example, like your construction client, who has been erroneously filing his returns, how far back (in years) did you go to re-file (amend) his returns?

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