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Bzeitham
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Mar 25, 2017

RV Business Expenses

We are looking at working on the road. The question is when we are on the road in a motor home, what all can we write off as business expenses? The cost of travel? The cost of the motor home? Food and campground expenses? We have found what might be the ideal situation for us to travel, make some income to support us. Anyone able to provide any input?

Thanks in advance...

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  • Definitely speak to a CPA about this, and have a CPA prepare your taxes. Generally business travel mileage is a legit expense, but if you are not REQUIRED to travel, it may be a different story. Find out exactly what records you need to keep and do it carefully. Best thing you can do is get set up with Quickbooks, and separate accounts for the business, from your personal expenses.
  • Lol accsys is right. Go talk to an accountant. It's that important and you don't want surprises. Now I did run a small business and what I remember was meals and entertainment is you can claim 50 percent. Vehicles you can claim mileage or all vehicle expenses. You keep track of both and claim the better one. Any expense to derive incom is usually allowed. That's my free advice and I wouldn't bet anything on any of it. Good luck!! If I could work on the road I'd be gone. Wife and kids love th idea but I can't :(.
  • You will probably receive a lot of advice here - worth about what you paid for it. Some of it "may" be from a tax professional giving you tax advice "free" but most of it will be from others who will tell you the way they wish it was and have no real professional knowledge to base that on. If you are serious about this, you should pay for your advice from a tax professional you trust and they will give you good info about how to do this and what records you will need to keep in order to qualify.

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