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at last, a business question has stumped me (giggle). how do you all handle inventory for tax purposes? do i measure the quantity left in each can of paint, or assume it its open it is "empty" for inventory purposes? i'm getting lost in the "is this a supply or material" questions... help!
------------------ :: Scooter Marriner :: :: Coyote Signs :: :: San Francisco :: :: don't blame me... i'm just a beginner ::
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A sign shop is basically a service type business and doesn't maintain an inventory! Buy it as you need it and use it before the end of the fiscal year.
------------------ Frisby Signs, Inc. El Dorado, Arkansas 870-862-5073
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We do a complete inventory because we maintain a stock of many materials and hardware. With paint we have either new full cans, 1/2 full or empty. It averages and with spoilage it works pretty well. A material is any item that becomes an integral part of the finished product, that is it can be recovered like a sheet of aluminum. A supply is any product which is consumed in the process like tape, rags, solvent and in many cases paint since it alone cannot be recovered. There is some gray area but set up a list and be consistant and if you can justify your reasoning to the tax assesor, that stands.
------------------ Kent Smith Smith Sign Studio Greeley, Colorado, USA kent@smithsignstudio.com
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scoot..your a 1 man shop...and small small shop..dont even claim an inventory....i dont...if anyone asks you tell em you buy materials as the job requires...and stuff you got layin round is leftover...heheheheh
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ok, good. i feel a little better now. i started looking at all the stuff piling up (i bought that 4x8 for a job that needed a 3x6, so is the 2x4 and the 1x6 "inventory" or "scrap"?) and the rolls of tape and pots of paint... and and and.
is there any value (internally) in accounting for the inventory annually? or is it "just" a taxtime nuissance?
------------------ :: Scooter Marriner :: :: Coyote Signs :: :: San Francisco :: :: don't blame me... i'm just a beginner ::
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Hi, Scooter, Inventory as such, I don't worry about. I just keep track of what I spend on materials, and keep the receipts, a percentage of utilities for the house as expenditures for the shop, a log book for the truck use for the shop versus personal use, add up the gross receipts for the year and subtract out what I have spent. As long as you keep your receipts, you can back up your claims for deductions. So far, it has worked for me.
------------------ Bill Preston Fly Creek, N.Y. USA wpreston2@stny.rr.com
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