I give my accountant what I spent on fabric and gadgets that I use for making the quilts that I sell. I have a bedroom that is my sewing room only. I deduct only a portion for my taxes. But I do have a business and sells some of my quilts. I don't count the ones I give away or keep. I know my hair stylist keeps tabs on her mileage when she goes out of town to the big city and buys a few items for her job. I do the same. My MIL has over 300 clients and goes by the book. She is the one who suggested I write off the quilts and my time and the mileage and notions of the things I use to sell my quilts. It's not a lot of money, and yes, we owe for taxes every year, so I'm not making a killing or anything. If I get audited also, I have nothing to hide. My MIL started her business by doing taxes from her home for years before she opened an office and was never audited. I don't believe that having a home business would make the IRS suspicious. Too many people do that. So Janet, thanks for having my back.