Originally Posted by TomCopeland:
You can deduct stamps when you mail items directly related to your business. This includes paying estimated taxes by mail. You can claim $.535 per business mile as an expense, or you can keep track of all your car expenses and claim the business portion of these expenses. You can claim a trip as a business trip if the primary purpose of the trip is business. That means that more than half of the cost of the items you buy must be for your business.
More than 1/2 the cost of items...what about weekly trips to the bank or the dump? Dumping trash most likely is more than 1/2 but the bank?