Originally Posted by TomCopeland:
You can't automatically add an hour a day for cleaning, etc. You can add the hours you actually are working doing these activities when children are not present. It could be more or less than an hour a day. If you keep careful records for two months each year and use the average for those two months, you will be fine. Most providers underestimate their hours.
I've always just used the hours the kids were in care, so I really am jipping myself. How do I record those hours, just use a notebook or something? What time can I record, recordkeeping, housework, shopping etc? I can't wait to get your book!!!! Any idea if Barnes and Noble carries it, I could go there tomorrow. So other than assuming an hour a day, are my calculations correct on t/s? Is there any way I could backtrack to last year and guestimate what I did extra to increase my t/s?
Can I add on the 8 hours I've logged doing all of my tax prep?