If only it could be tax deductible!
#1
If only it could be tax deductible!
Just tallied up all my 2013 quilting/sewing related receipts today. How lovely if it was all tax deductible! Maybe under medical? After all it does contribute to my mental health!
#3
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Corpus Christi, Tx.
Posts: 16,105
All I have to do is check my account on line and hopefully won't blow my budget again the next month. I really shouldn't buy anything else for the next 4-5 months but Hancocks and JoAnn's both have some great sales. So here goes blowing again.
#4
Some of it might be deductible if you gave quilts to charity. And if you have any income from your quilting, you can deduct the costs associated with that income. I just pile my receipts in a box and try not to notice how full that box is getting.
#5
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Arizona
Posts: 2,356
Love this idea, wish it would go towards 'tax' problems,..........hmmmmmmm, maybe it your Dr. wrote you a prescription so it would improve your mental health! After all don't they provide craft things for those to do in mental facilities??? [at least they show that in movies]
#6
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: altus oklahoma
Posts: 339
it definitely contributes to my mental health and its the reason my dear sweet hubby is still breathing lol. I know I have a wonderful hubby but he is a man and sometimes he reminds me of that fact when he acts like one. 75% of the time he is awesome and my quilting gets me thru the other 25 % of the time we just had our 18th anniversary and in typical fashion we both forgot it lol we realized it 2 days later I guess that's what happens when you get married 5 days before Christmas. hmmm I don't think I want to know how much I spend though my fabric closet is full and ive been going thru it because my neice has decided she wants to quilt I hope shes prepared for the boxes heading her way. I don't think shell need to buy anything for awhile and lets hope her hubby forgives me for creating a monster lol. its so exciting to see what shell make I cant wait. and yes I will deinately send her here as well.
Carla m
Carla m
#7
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 381
I make a considerable number of charity quilts and princess pillowcase dresses that could be deductible if I was willing to go to the trouble of keeping track of my expenses. I hope I never need to out of necessity. As long as I can afford to feed my fabric acquiring habit I will not bother with the tax right off.
#10
Super Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Yorkville, IL
Posts: 7,639
I donated a pile of fabric I won't ever use to a church and I got a letter from them with a $ value for my tax return! So it can pay off! I was shocked but delighted and my accountant will be thrilled!
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