{"product_id":"the-home-based-business-guide-to-write-off-almost-anything","title":"The Home-Based Business Guide to Write Off Almost Anything","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e195 pages on what a home business can write off, and the records that back it up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIf you run a business from home, the hard part usually isn't the filing. It's knowing what counts in the first place. A corner of the spare room, a car that's half personal, a phone you also use for everything else. Most people leave money on the return because nobody ever told them where the line is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDoug Collins has run businesses from home since the late 1990s. This is the plain-English version of what he learned, written for people without an accounting background. It starts with the test the IRS uses to decide whether something is a business at all, then works through the expenses a home business actually runs into, in the order you meet them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eYou'll find out how a home office is measured, how to choose between the standard mileage rate and your real car costs, how to split bills that are part personal, and what to write beside a receipt so the claim holds up. There are chapters on the write-offs people miss most often, including startup costs from before the business opened, invoices that never got paid, and money paid to contractors. It covers rideshare and delivery work, creators and online sellers, direct sales, and rental income. It's written for readers in the United States and Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIt's 195 pages and it doesn't pad. Most people get through it in a weekend and keep it on the desk afterwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe paperback, [195] pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 2026 Quick Sheet, free with every copy. This year's mileage rates, 1099 limits and tax dates, with the IRS source for each\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe author's downloadable checklist and workbook, included with the book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional: the Records Kit, Questions for Your Preparer and the Quarterly Rhythm, depending on the bundle you choose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis book explains how write-offs work. It isn't tax advice and it doesn't replace a preparer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sage \u0026 Page","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":71359739330813,"sku":null,"price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/9174\/4253\/files\/hf_20260923_155854_946dbd6a-8f97-4529-a897-c0a98e4d0735.png?v=1790179577","url":"https:\/\/sageandpage.com\/products\/the-home-based-business-guide-to-write-off-almost-anything","provider":"Sage \u0026 Page","version":"1.0","type":"link"}