22 Tax Write-Offs for Freelance Pharmacy Techs
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Reviewed bySabrina Wiechart, CPASabrina is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with over 15 years of experience in tax preparation, planning, and S-Corp compliance. She holds a Master’s in Accounting and specializes in helping self-employed individuals make smart tax decisions. Sabrina is passionate about simplifying the S-Corp process and making sure every client keeps more of what they earn.Here’s a tough pill to swallow: as a freelance pharmacy tech, your taxes are higher than if you were traditionally employed. But let’s make that medicine go down a little easier, by telling you an easy way to cut that bill down — write-offs!
By claiming all the ordinary business expenses you encounter every day, you can reduce how much you’ll pay the IRS. And we’ve made it even easier, by counting out all the best write-offs for pharmacy techs. Now that’s a prescription worth filling!
Fees to renew your license to perform your work are fully deductible.
Continuing education classes required to keep your job are fully deductible.
This covers training that maintains or improves skills for the work you already do. Courses that qualify you for a new trade or profession are not deductible.
Repairs, dry cleaning , or alternations for your uniform are tax-deductible.
This applies to clothing you can't reasonably wear outside of work. Everyday clothes don't qualify, even if you only wear them on the job.
If you belong to any professional organizations, you can write off the dues.
The share of your dues that goes toward lobbying isn't deductible — your organization can tell you what percentage that is.
Medical supplies, like stethoscopes, PPE, and more, can be written off.
Software subscriptions or fees to help manage the pharmacy and medications are write-offs.
Protecting yourself and your business with liability insurance? It's a write-off.
Testing your work requires you to pay for out of pocket is deductible.
Fees for required background checks to do your job are deductible.
If you drive for work ...
Driving around for work, like attending a seminar or picking up office supplies, allows you to claim car-related expenses on your taxes.
Parking for a meeting downtown, or any other work trip, is tax-deductible!
A toll while driving to or from a work destination is tax-deductible!
If you buy a new car, you can write off part of the cost every year for five years.
Flashlights, tire iron, duct tape, and other tools you may need in your vehicle are deductible.
Car insurance monthly fees, registration, even roadside assistance are partially deductible — if you use the actual expense method. The standard mileage rate already covers them.
Oil changes, repairs, and regular checkups are deductible if you use the actual expense method. Take the standard mileage rate instead and they're already baked into your per-mile deduction.
If you discuss work at a restaurant ...
Meeting pharmaceutical representatives, patients, doctors, or fellow techs to talk about work over a meal is considered a deductible business expense.
If you discuss work with a coworker, mentor, client, or prospective client, it's a write-off — 50% of the tab.
If you leave town for work ...
As a self-employed pharmacy tech, you can claim your business travel deductions on your Schedule C. So if you head out of town to attend an industry conference, take a work meeting, or work a gig, track your transportation and lodging costs.
Planes, trains, and car rentals are all work-related travel costs that can be written off.
When you travel for work, lodging expenses such as hotel rooms or Airbnb are write-offs.
When you're traveling for work, your meals are 50% deductible — takeout included. (Long-haul truck drivers subject to DOT hours-of-service rules can deduct 80%.)
If you work from home ...
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If you attend virtual meetings from home or take care of other tasks like industry research and client paperwork from a designated workspace, you can write off home office expenses.
A desk, chairs, lamps, and other home office necessities are all tax write-offs. Anything over about $2,500 gets depreciated on Form 4562 instead of written off all at once.
Repairs just for your home office are 100% deductible. Repairs to the rest of your home count too, prorated by your business-use percentage on Form 8829.
Gotta keep the lights on in your home office! A portion of your electricity bill counts.
Whether it's rental or homeowners insurance, you can write off a portion through your home office deduction.
It'd be hard to work in an office without running water, huh? Your water bill counts.
You need internet to do your job! If you claim a home office, deduct it prorated on Form 8829 along with your other utilities. Internet you pay for on the road, purely for work, is 100% deductible.
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