The Basic Guide to Family Child Care Record Keeping (Redleaf Press Business Series) [Paperback]

Tom Copeland (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1997 | Series: Redleaf Press Business Series

The Basic Guide to Family Child Care Record Keeping helps you claim all allowable IRS deductions by spelling out what deductions you can claim, what records you need to support these deductions, and the best way to keep those records. This book can save you hundreds of dollars in taxes.

The Basic Guide explains:

What is deductible on your taxes - over 750 allowable deductions identified

How to calculate your Time-Space percentage - using new IRS rulings

How to set up a record keeping system

How to conduct an inventory of your personal property

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Tom Copeland is the director of Redleaf National Institute, the national center for the business of family child care. He is the foremost authority on family child care business issues. Mr. Copeland conducts training workshops all over the country. He has also authored Family Child Care Contracts and Policies, The Family Child Care Marketing Guide, and Family Child Care Tax Workbook (Redleaf Press).

Product Details

• Paperback: 143 pages
• Publisher: Redleaf Press; 5th edition (December 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 188483406X
• ISBN-13: 978-1884834066
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,616,668 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I've been an author, trainer and advocate for family child care providers since 1981. I conduct training workshops and webinars across the country and write a blog: www.tomcopelandblog.com.

I live in St. Paul, MN with my wife and two cats (Duke and Ella). I'm a graduate of Macalester College and William Mitchell College of Law.

I worked for 28 years at Resource for Child Caring where I was director of Redleaf National Institute, the national center for the business of family child care. I've been on my own as a consultant since 2009.

I enjoy:
* Helping family child care providers understand complex business issues (record keeping, taxes, contracts, marketing, legal, insurance, money management, retirement planning)
* Representing family child care providers at IRS audits (where I've always won)
* Reading on a wide variety of subjects (biographies, classical fiction, history, politics, Mark Twain)
* Listening to jazz, Emmy Lou Harris, Van Morrison, Duke Ellington, Neil Young

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Informative!!, August 8, 2000

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Beth (Omaha, NE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Basic Guide to Family Child Care Record Keeping (Redleaf Press Business Series) (Paperback)

I just opened my home daycare in April and wasn't sure what things I would need for year end taxes and didn't want to be surprised come January. Copeland's book goes step by step and gives good examples. He answered most of my questions just as I was beginning to ask them! Very good book.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST!, May 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Basic Guide to Family Child Care Record Keeping (Redleaf Press Business Series) (Paperback)

Whether you're new to child care or been in it a while, I guarantee this book will teach you a lot! I found items to deduct at tax time that I've had no clue about for years. This is definitely a must for all providers. The author is a pleasant man and a great speaker too!