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Can I Deduct Laundry Expenses?
Here’s what the CPA’s have to say
If you require laundry services for business purposes, you can deduct the cost from your taxable income as long as:
- Daycare owners
- Content creators
- Nursery teachers
- Direct sellers
- Doctors
- Babysitters
Can I deduct laundry expenses?
Laundry expenses are generally categorized as personal expenses. However, under certain circumstances, you can write them off as a legitimate business expense:
- If the clothing qualifies as “deductible” then both the laundry and dry cleaning expenses will also be deductible.
- If you are traveling for a business trip, then any expenses for laundry or drying cleaning are also deductible.
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Can you claim laundry as a business expense?
To count as a deduction, an expense has to be business-oriented or acceptable in your line of work. The IRS approves of an expense as long as it is both ordinary and necessary for your business.
So, if you require laundry services while on a business trip, you can deduct the cost for the same from your taxes. However, if you are not on a business trip and wish to deduct laundry for your regular clothing, you cannot deduct it as a business expense.
What sort of clothing qualifies as a deductible?
However, any clothing that is worn strictly for business purposes is also considered deductible. To deduct any expense, it must be directly related to your business. If you’re a part of the entertainment industry, where it’s necessary for you to don an outfit to maintain a certain persona as a part of your business, you can also deduct your clothing expenses.
Who can claim laundry as a deduction?
Some common freelance professions where you can claim laundry as a tax deduction include:
Performing Artists:
As a performing artist, you may have to don a specific outfit that you may not wear on a regular basis. You can deduct the laundry and dry cleaning expenses for these sorts of costumes and outfits.
Nurses/Healthcare Professionals:
As a freelance nurse, you can deduct the cost of your scrubs, as well as the cost of laundering and dry cleaning them.
Construction Worker:
As a construction worker, you have to wear special reflective clothing and protective gear. So you can deduct the cost of laundry and cleaning for those items.
Freelance Consultant:
As a freelance consultant, if you are out on a business trip you can deduct your laundry expenses from your taxes.
There are many other professions that allow you to deduct laundry as a tax write-off.
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