wow! $2500? I started about a year ago so my taxes for 2011 included half a year daycare and half a year of me working outside the home. I got a huge refund! I always suggest getting someone to do your taxes for you that know all of the loop holes. I found my accountant through a friend that owns his own business and uses her. There are a lot of these people that are trained and do it out of their homes.

I'm sorry I can't be any help with the capital cost information. But I did find that the more organized my records were the less work my accountant had to do and the less she charged me.