Can I use my business solely for writeoffs

Because of possible audits? Or another reason?

You have to show a business profit 1 year in 3 to be able to not have the IRS classify your business as a hobby and deny the losses/writeoffs.

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Make a new LLC

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I thought about proposing this to my boss. Make me a 1099 employee. He'd probably take away my health insurance, tho.

I guess my question should be: is that the only way I can write off any and all of my noncompensated expenditures?

Ridiculous post. I hope you will represent him in tax court.

If anything you could try to roll up some initial “start up” expenses but even those should be capitalized and not immediately expensed.

In order to deduct expenses, you have to try to turn a proift. Step 1 is to actually have or try to have revenue, which you do not and are not trying to do so.

You MIGHT be abel to let it slide for a year or so. After the second year, and absolutely after the third year of showing no revenue and all those expenses, there is a high chance you are going to get audited.

And then the IRS is going to be pissed, because what you are doing is pretty much tax evasion.

That's when they transfer your case from IRS audit to IRS Criminal Investigation.

So your options are:

1) get reimbursed, then the company can at least take the expense

2) Move to 1099, but if this company is your only client, you have a whole another set of issues

3) Wait until 2026, when 2% employee deductions come back on the books (assuming they don't change that).

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had/have an LLC business license in construction that I no longer use

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I would imagine this is not allowed.

You have to have a “business” in the functional sense to take “business” expenses/deductions.

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Yes is the short answer

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I remember once some rando told me my life would be over and I'd have to explain myself in front of a jury because I told a poster he should consult with attorneys but he should be fully capable of doing an uncomplicated succession himself....you better watch out b/c he's comin.

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Last year, I spent over $12,000 in fuel

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I'd first suggest getting rid of this fuel hog and getting something way more efficient if you're driving this much. At minimum, go out and aget a $5k efficient beater to commute around in if you're dying to keep the gas guzzler and only use that when you absolutely need to.

$1k/mo in fuel for 1 vehicle is absolutely insane, especially if its not for business purposes

You could probably get that down to $4000-$6000/yr in fuel costs just by getting some much better to make the commute in.