Figure: 40 TAC §48.2904(7)
Expense | Excludability | ||
Money paid to or for employees not living in the home | Excludable | ||
Money paid to or for employees living in the home | Excludable | ||
Federal, state, or local income taxes | Excludable | ||
Sales tax | Excludable | ||
Property tax | Excludable | ||
Rental of business property | Excludable | ||
Utilities for business property | Excludable | ||
Stock/inventory, raw materials | Excludable | ||
Supplies | Excludable | ||
Fuel expenses for the business | Excludable | ||
Insurance premiums | Excludable | ||
Linen service | Excludable | ||
Interest for business loans or property | Excludable | ||
Lodging when traveling (when not counted as shelter) | Excludable | ||
Own meals when traveling for business | Excludable | ||
Net loss for same determination period | Excludable | ||
Additional expenses related to self-employment (advertising, co-op, license fees, journals, etc.) | Excludable | ||
Additional farming-related expenses (feed, seed, plants, seedlings, farm supplies, breeding fees, fertilizer and lime, crop insurance, crop storage, fees for livestock testing, etc.) | Excludable for self-employment farming | ||
Excludable for unearned income farming only if part of the lease agreement | |||
Depreciation related to self-employment | Excludable | ||
Cost of doing business in the home (separately identifiable from home expenses), including utilities. For rooms designated for business purposes in a single residence, expenses are compared to the total number of rooms in the house. Bathrooms are not counted as rooms; basements and attics are counted only if they have been converted into living spaces. | Excludable | ||
Purchase and cleaning of uniforms | Not excludable | ||
Capital asset purchases | Not excludable | ||
Capital asset improvements | Not excludable | ||
Payment on principal of loan for income-producing property | Not excludable | ||
Travel to/from place of business | Not excludable | ||
Net loss from previous determination period | Not excludable | ||
Depreciation related to unearned income (e.g., rental income) | Not excludable |