no, first you need to write a book, then you PRAY for royalties
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>Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 06:47:21 -0800
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>Of course first you need some royalties!!
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>LOL
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> "Rachel
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>the other way to deduct the full amount of conferences/training is to write
>it off against royalties :)
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> >From: "Bowes, Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: RE: OT -- training
> >Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 14:05:26 -0800
> >
> >You can deduct them on Line 20 of your schedule A for itemized
>deductions.
> >
> >This is subject to some HOWEVER's.
> >
> >You must take your 2% of your adjusted gross income and deduct it from
>that
> >deduction. So if it cost you 2500 dollars to go to openworld and your
> >adjusted gross income (w2's, tips, ira deduction, student loan interest
> >deduction all factored) on line 34 of form 1040 is 50K then 2% of 50K is
> >1000 dollars. So you can only deduct 1500 of the 2500 dollars.
> >
> >And if your standard deduction (4400 for single/ 7350 for married) is
> >higher
> >than your sched A, you won't write off any of it.
> >
> >
> >Joe gets that deduction off the top. Before it ever hits his 1040. So
>he
> >gets the full 2500 plus all his other business deductions with no 2%
> >adjustment, THEN he still gets any personal deductions of his standard
> >deduction.
> >
> >
> >So, yes, you can usually deduct it, but not entirely and at the expense
>of
> >the standard deduction that you would already get.
> >
> >
> >--Chris
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> >-----Original Message-----
> >Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 4:01 PM
> >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
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> >Either to don't need to incorporate, or my
> >tax accountant lied to me, I don't know
> >which, but I have written off training
> >and IOUG-A trips (that were paid for 100% by
> >me) while I was an employee of
> >a consulting firm.
> >
> >(Is that the IRS I hear knocking?)
> >
> >
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> > - Larry Wall (creator of Perl)
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> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 3:42 PM
> >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> >
> >
> >You can't write off training. you need to get incorporated. I'm a
> >business
> >entity and if/when the company i work for won't pay for training, you can
> >bet it will get written off on my taxes, that includes all of the oracle
> >books, OCP exams, you name it, it gets deducted as a legitimate company
> >expense.
> >
> >2 years ago the company i was working for didnt want to send me to
> >openworld(and I knew i'd be leaving in less than 2months anyways), so i
>ate
> >the cost and wrote the entire trip off.
> >
> >joe
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/13/01 02:41PM >>>
> >Patrice,
> >There is "resistance" to any training that I feel is necessary to further
> >my
> >knowledge and/or enhance my understanding of the Oracle processes. Even
> >though I have money in the budget for such items I have to submit a
> >business
> >case defining the gains to the company and after completing the course
>with
> >a passing grade the company will reimburse me the expenses for the course
> >only. I also have to sign a waver that I will pay the company back the
>full
> >cost of the course if I leave their employment before 365 days. Needless
>to
> >say I pay for everything myself and hope to write it off on taxes if they
> >ever get the bill signed into law.
> >ROR mª¿ªm
> >
> > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/13/01 11:46AM >>>
> >Just out of curiosity, how many days / weeks of real training did your
> >employer provide you with in the last couple of years?
> >
> >"real" is in quotes, I don't mean the little 1 - 3 day seminars given by
> >CareerTrack and other "training" companies, or management-related stuff
> >like
> >little MBA-flavoured certificates from universities.
> >
> >Oh, and did the amount of training you received match what you were told
> >during your job interview?
> >
> >Regards,
> >Patrice Boivin
> >Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA)
> >
> >Systems Admin & Operations | Admin. et Exploit. des systèmes
> >Technology Services | Services technologiques
> >Informatics Branch | Direction de l'informatique
> >Maritimes Region, DFO | Région des Maritimes, MPO
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