Don’t miss out on a single tax deduction for your blog business. There are many tax deductions for bloggers that you can take. Here are 101 tax deductions to get you started!
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101 Tax Deductions for Bloggers!
1. Facebook advertising
2. Email service provider subscription fee (ex. Convertkit)
3. Stock photography purchases (ex. Creative Market)
4. Hosting provider monthly fee (ex. BlueHost)
5. Adobe creative cloud for tools such as Photoshop or Audition
6. Pinterest scheduling tool (ex. Tailwind)
7. Virtual assistant for general help (my VA is great!)
8. Graphic designer
9. Printer paper and ink (use Quill for good prices and coupons!)
10. Online courses to help you grow your business
11. Books to help you grow your business
12. Coaching fees to help you grow your business
13. Travel costs to a blogging conference
14. Ticket to a blogging conference
15. Hotel at a blogging conference
16. 50% of the cost of meals at a blogging conference
17. The portion of cell phone expense related to your business
18. The portion of internet expense related to your business
19. The portion of computer purchase expense related to your business
20. The portion of camera purchase related to your business
21. Online accounting program monthly fee (my recommendation- QuickBooks)
22. Course to teach you how to do your own blog bookkeeping
23. Cost of hiring a bookkeeper
24. Cost of hiring a tax professional
25. Online program for filing your taxes at year-end
26. Cost of your course hosting site (ex. Thinkific)
27. The yearly cost of domain name purchase and registration (ex. NameCheap)
28. Cost of blog theme (ex. Creative Market)
29. IT help to customize blog appearance
30. Fiverr gig for a blog project
31.Picmonkey to design your own pins and printables
32. Purchase of a custom font (ex. Creative Market)
33. Blog logo design and branding
34. Purchase of a graphic for a printable you plan to sell or give away (ex. The Hungry JPeg)
35. Keyword research tool
36. SEO consultant
37. Pinterest advertising
38. Video conferencing monthly fee (ex. Zoom or Appear.in)
39. Book to help you understand how to file your blog business taxes
40. Dictation software for dictating blog posts (ex. Dragon)
41. File storage and sharing tool (ex. Dropbox)
42. Password management tool (ex. LastPass)
43. Article and ideas saving tool (ex. Evernote)
44. Screen recording software (ex. Camtasia or LiteCam)
45. Google apps subscription to get a custom email
46. Landing page product (ex. Thrive Architect)
47. Giveaway product (ex. King Sumo)
48. Payment processing fees
49. Appointment and client meetings scheduling tool (ex. YouCanBook.me)
50. Ingredients for food on a cooking or baking blog
51. Materials for a project on a DIY blog
52. Online conference fee
53. Photo editing software for blog post images (ex. PhotoShop)
54. Monthly fee to have your own online shop (ex. Shopify)
55. Business planner
56. Business payments processor (ex. Stripe)
58. Banking fees
59. Miles, you drove in your personal car that was for a business purpose
60. Donations to charity (deducted on your personal taxes, but money can come from business accounts)
61. Ticket to tradeshow
62. Educational expenses
63. Business insurance premiums
64. Fee for filing a patent
65. Interest on a business credit card or business loan
66. Office supplies
67. Bad debts
68. Business Association membership dues
69. Business-related membership site dues
70. Microphone for business projects (this is the one I use, good but cheap)
71. Video camera for business projects (ex. courses, YouTube, email video series)
72. Credit card convenience fees
73. Education or training for virtual assistants
74. Postage or shipping
75. Cost of giveaway items
76. Parking and tolls for business travel
77. Post office box
78. Website design services
79. Client management program (ex. Dubsado)
80. Team management program (ex. Asana or Trello)
81. Social Media manager virtual assistant
82. Twitter scheduling tool (ex. Edgar)
83. A portion of FICA tax paid
84. Tweet scheduler for authors (ex. Author sidekick service)
85. Home office supplies
86. Rent on a business facility
87. Shared workspace monthly fee
88. Sales tax filing help (ex. TaxJar) extremely helpful with all the sales tax changes
89. Business gifts under $25
90. Equipment rental
91. Cricut for blog projects
92. Business registration or permit fees
93. Payroll processing if you are an S Corp.
94. Cost of materials for products you then sell (this is called cost of goods sold or COGS)
95. Start-up expenses
96. Google advertising
97. Payments to affiliates of your products
98. Fees and expenses to register your trademark
99. Plug-ins
100. Website security programs
101. Business cards or mailers
Whew! What a list! Hopefully, you have a better idea of what tax deductions you can take as a blogger! The IRS says you can take a tax deduction for expenses that are reasonable and necessary. Good luck with your blog!
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