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Flooring: the tax questions worth asking early

Material-heavy jobs and customer-supplied material change what your margin actually is.

Decisions that change the picture

  • Carrying material inventory versus ordering per job.
  • Installing customer-supplied material at labor-only rates.
  • Buying specialty tools or a delivery trailer.

Records worth keeping as you go

  • Inventory counts at the start and end of the year.
  • Job records showing labor-only versus supply-and-install work.
  • Waste and remnant tracking.

Questions to bring to your tax pro

  • Do I need to track inventory formally for my size?
  • Is my labor-only work priced where it needs to be after tax?
  • How should tool purchases be handled this year?
This guide is general information, not tax advice. Your tax professional decides what applies to your business and your filing.
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