Work From Home

deeze asked: I am starting an IT consulting business and as with most startups, money is tight. Do you think we can get a good salesperson if we offer no base but good commissions with recurring income? We will be offering 30% of the margin on each sale and since the contract is monthly the [...]

faith c asked: I work from home with a consulting business, and we are redoing our one and only bathroom in the home. As my clients use this bathroom while they are meeting with me, can I write the expense of redoing the bathroom off on my taxes as a business expense?DORTHY