Claiming backyard landscaping?

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I think mickyc is right. You can't claim it solely as a daycare expense because it is your private residence and is used after business hours too. I would say it comes under home renos so a portion gets written off. Now anything that is ONLY used for daycare then that is a total right off. The up keep of the garden goes into household supplies...same section is cleaning and paper products. A portion of my fertilizer, gas for lawn mower etc etc gets written off just like hydro and gas. It is a necessary cost for daycare but not just for daycare either.

[AmandaKDT]

I think mickyc is right. You can't claim it solely as a daycare expense because it is your private residence and is used after business hours too. I would say it comes under home renos so a portion gets written off. Now anything that is ONLY used for daycare then that is a total right off. The up keep of the garden goes into household supplies...same section is cleaning and paper products. A portion of my fertilizer, gas for lawn mower etc etc gets written off just like hydro and gas. It is a necessary cost for daycare but not just for daycare either.

So I would claim it as an expense under Business use of home if it isn't solely for the daycare? I plan to claim the cost of building the sandbox 100%, but the sod and soil could be claimed under maintenance costs in Business use of home? We do our own taxes, so I want to make sure I have it figured out for next year.