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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's because having children is not a requirement for your job.[/quote]

This is the answer.  Children are a personal choice unrelated to employment.  Childcare is no different than other personal nondeductible expenses which make it easier for people to work, like a home closer to your place of employment, a car to commute in, clothes to wear to work (if not a required uniform),  a watch make sure you arrive at work on time, etc.  Those are all personal, not business expenses.

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This. Some people choose to travel to work by car. That doesn’t make their car a work expense (aside from those who actually use the car for work purposes.)[/quote]

Please. Every small business owner I know has figured out how to count using their car for work, deducting home office space (and yes, this can mean they are able to take on a larger mortgage), even do stuff like hire their minor children for tasks at ridiculous rates so they can set up tax advantaged retirement accounts for them in elementary school. [/quote]

Everyone is free to give up W2 jobs and start their own business.

Of course if you drive to see a client or otherwise for your business, you can take a mileage deduction.  Many times, a car is titled in the name of the business and then you deduct everything.

Hiring children was always a great way to get audited…but probably nobody is auditing anyone through 2028.

You do have to pay 100% of SS and other payroll tax costs at around 15.5% vs just the employee portion for a W2.

Actual nanny costs would be trickier though if you actually have employees and the company hired the nanny and that person watched multiple kids, you could deduct.[/quote]

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