[CNBC] 17-year-old used $2,000 in savings to start an Amazon side hustle—now it brings in $34,000 a month

If you aggressively deduct everything you can, it’s a lot more than hundreds.

Having a business is one of the best things you can have for tax avoidance. No reason not to use it. There’s limitations and restrictions on some deductions, but as long as you follow the rules and do things within reason you won’t have a problem.
For example, “food items for the office,” has a limitation. The IRS knows that’s more or less personal use, so they only allow you to deduct half. If you work at home (your “home office”), you can deduct part of your groceries. Say 50% of your grocery bill is for “office” use and 50% personal, you can deduct half of the office portion, so 25% of your grocery bill.

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