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"creative" suggestions for making child care a business expense Elizabeth 11-06-2006
Posted by Scott on November 7, 2006, 8:38 am
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Why not make the day care a business? Convert the room,
hire a person to take care of her children and take in other
children. One or two other children (depending on the ages)
could set up a nice little side business. Look for someone
who has a kid themselves who wants to work but stay close to
her child. Even if you break even, you can deduct a lot of
things that you couldn't do if you hired a babysitter.
Probably going to be a W2 employee doing it this way.

Just something to think about. Plus you could eventually
grow it into a full time side business that gives you more
contacts for your photo business.

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Posted by Dick Adams on November 8, 2006, 2:44 am
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Scott wrote:

> Why not make the day care a business? Convert the room,
> hire a person to take care of her children and take in other
> children. One or two other children (depending on the ages)
> could set up a nice little side business. Look for someone
> who has a kid themselves who wants to work but stay close to
> her child. Even if you break even, you can deduct a lot of
> things that you couldn't do if you hired a babysitter.
> Probably going to be a W2 employee doing it this way.
>
> Just something to think about. Plus you could eventually
> grow it into a full time side business that gives you more
> contacts for your photo business.

That's thinking outside the box!

Unfortunately you need to go out of your way to make this an
arm's length transaction OR you will make an IRS auditor day.

Dick

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Posted by D.F. Manno on November 10, 2006, 2:02 am
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> Scott wrote:

>> Why not make the day care a business? Convert the room,
>> hire a person to take care of her children and take in other
>> children. One or two other children (depending on the ages)
>> could set up a nice little side business. Look for someone
>> who has a kid themselves who wants to work but stay close to
>> her child. Even if you break even, you can deduct a lot of
>> things that you couldn't do if you hired a babysitter.
>> Probably going to be a W2 employee doing it this way.
>>
>> Just something to think about. Plus you could eventually
>> grow it into a full time side business that gives you more
>> contacts for your photo business.

> That's thinking outside the box!
>
> Unfortunately you need to go out of your way to make this an
> arm's length transaction OR you will make an IRS auditor day.

Not to mention the regulations that day care centers must
meet in many jurisdictions.

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D.F. Manno | dfmanno@mail.com
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end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. ­ Winston
Churchill

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Posted by Harlan Lunsford on November 8, 2006, 2:44 am
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Scott wrote:

> Why not make the day care a business? Convert the room,
> hire a person to take care of her children and take in other
> children. One or two other children (depending on the ages)
> could set up a nice little side business. Look for someone
> who has a kid themselves who wants to work but stay close to
> her child. Even if you break even, you can deduct a lot of
> things that you couldn't do if you hired a babysitter.
> Probably going to be a W2 employee doing it this way.
>
> Just something to think about. Plus you could eventually
> grow it into a full time side business that gives you more
> contacts for your photo business.

Hah; now THAT's creative.

Anyway, you would still have to segregate personal costs for
own kids and not deduct same.

ChEAr$,
Harlan Lunsford, EA n LA

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Posted by Elizabeth on November 8, 2006, 2:44 am
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Harlan Lunsford wrote:

> Just hope the photographer has a profit, otherwise, no child
> care credit even.

I have two clients who are wedding photographers in the
Pittsburgh PA area. They are both relatively new in the
business (one started in 2004, the other in 2005). I was
absolutely amazed at how very profitable the wedding
photography buisness is -- even from the first year! They
gross $2500 to $9000 per wedding, and book 20 to 40 weddings
per year.They have high equipment expenses, and significant
advertizing and marketing expenses (at least in the
beginning), but they are surprisingly profitable from
startup!

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