"working" in the office...do you consider it WORK ?

[Derek]

was going to do a poll, but i don't see the option.

do you consider office work (invoicing, making up advertising / marketing material, making sales calls on the tele, etc...) to be actual work, or do you only count time on the carpet?

 

[rhino1]

Work. My wife doesn't think so though.

 

[jcooper]

Heck yea, it's work.

Pita work at that!

 

[floorguy]

you do realize you can/should right that stuff off on taxes.....

as far as if you are drawing a salary, or the like....

same with

repair work on machines, or vehicles...etc

 

[Art Kelley]

you do realize you can/should right that stuff off on taxes.....

as far as if you are drawing a salary, or the like....

same with

repair work on machines, or vehicles...etc

Good luck with that. Doug makes a good point (inadvertantly). That is a good reason to hire out repairs and office work if you can, because no, you can't write off your own labor.

 

[Dolly Llama]

"working" in the office...do you consider it WORK ?

certainly is.
Office work may not be as physical labor wise, but is still a "task" that "someone" has to work on

naw'mean?


.l.T.A.

 

[Able 1]

Work. My wife doesn't think so though.

Same here! She'll say "what did you do all day you only had 2 jobs?" :x I just say "stuff" and leave it at that...

 

[Jack May]

Yes, if it's something that needs doing for the business to operate and be sustainable, then it's got to be considered work.

If you can't do it, and it's got to be done, then you'd have to employ someone to do the work, so therefore it is work.

John

 

[floorguy]

you do realize you can/should right that stuff off on taxes.....

as far as if you are drawing a salary, or the like....

same with

repair work on machines, or vehicles...etc

Good luck with that. Doug makes a good point (inadvertantly). That is a good reason to hire out repairs and office work if you can, because no, you can't write off your own labor.

and why the hell not???

your "working" arent you??? what about passing flyers??

going to bids

typing bids...

other office work...


sooooo why the hell not???

guess you cant claim your time cleaning either????

 

[Becker]

Answer your question this way.

Would an employee expect to be paid?

 

[Billy]

Without the Office work the business couldn't continue so yes all Office time is work as well as time spent Maintaining & Cleaning Equipment etc.

 

[floorguy]

now let me preface claiming it on your taxes.....

no you cant claim the $100+ an hr you "make" cleaning

but you sure should be able to do $20 an hr or so.....thats what you would pay a tech, or a shop

 

[PTMatt]

do you consider office work (invoicing, making up advertising / marketing material, making sales calls on the tele, etc...) to be actual work, or do you only count time on the carpet?

Absolutely...Any function that it takes to operate your business is work.

 

[Askal]

Since it's about all I do and no one is going to do it for me then yeah.
Al

 

[SMRBAP]

now let me preface claiming it on your taxes.....

no you cant claim the $100+ an hr you "make" cleaning

but you sure should be able to do $20 an hr or so.....thats what you would pay a tech, or a shop

But you didn't pay out, so it's not an expense removed from gross to deduct.

Time management economics ;p, is it more costly to send them out or consume your or someone internal's time. But you have to know what that time is worth, I figure my \hr time is at least worth my daily cost of doing biz, plus 30%, divided by 8. If it's less costly for me to do it, I will, how far ahead or behind I am with boss duties is usually the determining factor.

 

[Brian R]

Office work is more draining than the physical part any day....Ask me how I know. Have you SEEN the black circles around my eyes?? lol


If you do the work yourself...You pay yourself more...Then you pay MORE in taxes....Not write it off.

Consult your CPA.


Outsource everything because time is money...But time can't be written off.


Just sayin.

 

[Brian H]

I agree with you Brian!!!

A full day in the ofice may not be physically demanding, but it sure is draining!!! I go home some days totally wiped out and all I did was "office work".

 

[Derek]

i asked our new accountant if i could count the hours i do office work and then use that as a write-off, figuring my time to be worth $15 per hour for doing that. he laughed and said "everything is a deduction until you get audited" and then "NO" words of wisdom :shock: :idea:

 

[floorguy]

well i guess it depends on how you pay yourself as well...

which goes back to the other question......how do you pay yourself????

if you do in fact pay yourself hourly and you figure that out...then by all means add it in...duh

if you just pull a draw then guess what....its all figured in anyway...

if you have more money then you know what to do with .........hire that oil change out

if you fall under this montra, then change that damn oil by yourself.......YOU CANT DEDUCT IT, IF YOU DONT HAVE IT TO BEGIN WITH...

if you dont have the money (or choose to spend it else where) then you cant deduct it...or pay for it, for that matter........duh

 

[Art Kelley]

duh