If this is your first year, I would absolutely see a "professional". It will be more expensive, but make sure you ask a lot of questions about what can and cannot be claimed and how things need to be submitted and organized. That way, you may feel comfortable enough to do it next year for yourself.
KEEP ALL OF YOUR RECEIPTS!!!! I cannot stress this enough. My husband and I have been self employed for years, although this is my first year doing the dayhome on my taxes. I have only been open for a little over a year, not that I was cheating before, lol! If you are going to write something off (and as a provider, you can write off food, toys purchased, gifts for birthdays and holidays, craft supplies, a portion of your housing cost, power, gas, water, etc, the list goes on!) you NEED to have a paper copy for proof.

































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