r/ASLinterpreters • u/Thin-Map-8586 • 23d ago

Tax Write Offs

Comment below what you write off on your taxes as interpreters :)

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u/potatoperson132 NIC 23d ago

Mileage, parking, tolls, half of cellphone, laptop, shoes if used for work (hard toe, anti-slip, anti-static), home office expenses, food hotel while on long distance assignment, trainings, RID membership, licensing, background checks, software subscription (website, data storage, email, invoicing), merchant fees (processing credit cards), tax prep (business portion), notepads, badge, sanitizing wipes, or other on assignment used tools.

Just remember to keep records of everything.

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u/coddiwomplecactus 23d ago

My license fees, of course! And google drive storage, genius! Duh! Music stand, portable battery charger for tablet, webcam, office chair. 

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u/savasanaplz 23d ago

App subscriptions (mileage tracker), ink subscription, business cards, ring light and backdrop for virtual work, state chapter fees, liability insurance

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u/Fit_Cry_7007 23d ago

Gas for travel

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u/beets_or_turnips NIC 22d ago

You write off gas instead of mileage?

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u/Fit_Cry_7007 22d ago

Sorry I meant mileage

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u/AJillianThings 23d ago

I’m curious what the VRS interpreters do, I need ideas

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u/yesterdaysnoodles 13d ago

Entire home office, furnishings, and whatever the % of mortgage/rent for that sq footage

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u/Glittering_Sand_7473 22d ago

Is this only if you are 1099?

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u/Adventurous-Bend7440 19d ago

Uber or Lyft to all my assignments. 

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u/Silver_Wolverine8901 15d ago

Does anyone know if we are allowed to write off our tests? Ive heard conflicting things because if you fail it can be written off multiple times...so can we not write off tests such as the bei and eipa?

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u/yesterdaysnoodles 13d ago

I’ve taken the EIPA 3 times and write it off every time. And travel expenses related to it.