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business expense

NOUN
ordinary cost of doing business
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
personal expense


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Close to 40 states allow businesses to pay state taxes at the entity level — fully deductible as a business expense, with a credit flowing back to the owner personally.

From MarketWatch Mar. 16, 2026

For Ade, it was not superstition but a business expense.

From BBC Oct. 5, 2025

Prosecutors also alleged he improperly deducted the payments he made to secure his son’s admission as a business expense and charitable donation.

From Seattle Times Sep. 29, 2023

“Was it a high cost? Yes, but you don’t judge an investment as a business expense but rather against the return on the investment,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 18, 2023

This difference goes upon the books of the store as a business expense.

From The Romance of a Great Store by Hungerford, Edward



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