The Basics of Record Keeping
Pretest/Posttest

by Tom Copeland

Instructions:  Before the workshop begins, please take a moment to answer the questions below in the first column, by circling your answer. At the end of the workshop answer the same questions again in the second column.

 

  

Answer before workshop begins

Answer after workshop begins

True(T)

False(F)

Don’t Know (DK)

True(T)

False(F)

Don’t Know (DK)

 1) For every $10 of business expenses you deduct on your tax return you will save about $3-$4 in taxes T F DK T F DK
 2)

You must save your business records for at least 7 years after filing your taxes

T F DK T F DK
 3) You must report as income all money received from daycare parents T F DK T F DK
 4)

Before you can claim a business expense you must have a receipt for it

T F DK T F DK
 5) You can deduct a portion of the cost of a washer/dryer used in your business T F DK T F DK
 6) You can count the hours spent cleaning your home before the daycare children arrive each morning T F DK T F DK
 7) You can count a bedroom in your home as regularly used for business if a daycare child uses it 20 minutes a day for a nap T F DK T F DK
 8) You can count as a business trip a trip to the library to look for children's books T F DK T F DK
 9)

You can deduct a portion of your car insurance if you use the standard mileage method to claim care expenses

T F DK T F DK
10)

A provider should not be on the Food Program if she is spending more money on food than she would receive under the Standard Meal Allowance

T F DK T F DK

 


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