Marketing and Advertising Expenses

Although marketing and advertising is generally thought of in terms of print ads, flyers and radio and television advertising, they also can include marketing that is intended to portray your business positively. Such marketing creates a long-term potential for business and falls within the ordinary and normal requirements of the tax code.

Examples of such marketing include sponsoring local youth sports teams, distributing samples of your business product, and costs associated with prizes offered by your business in a contest. As long as your marketing expenses can be reasonably related to the promotion of your business, they can be deducted.

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