27 Tax Write-Offs for Bloggers
NAICS business codeYour NAICS business code is a six-digit string of numbers that shows the type of work your business does. NAICS stands for North American Industry Classification System. When you do your taxes, you'll enter it in Box B of your Schedule C.519130
Reviewed bySabrina Wiechart, CPASabrina is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with over 15 years of experience in tax preparation, planning, and S-Corp compliance. She holds a Master’s in Accounting and specializes in helping self-employed individuals make smart tax decisions. Sabrina is passionate about simplifying the S-Corp process and making sure every client keeps more of what they earn.Lots of people dream of following their passion for travel, fashion, or food by turning it into a full-fledged job. As a blogger, you're one of the few who's actually making it work.
But if you've been at this for a while, that dream comes with a nasty wakeup call at tax time. That's right: you'll have to pay taxes on what you earn.
Luckily, you can write off lots of expenses to keep more of your blogging income in your pocket.
If you buy a phone or laptop and use it for work, it's partially deductible — in proportion to how much you use it for business. The device itself is depreciated on Box 13 (or expensed under Section 179); your monthly service plan belongs on Box 27b, and accessories on Box 22.
Writing tools like Grammarly and Hemingway are tax-deductible. So are word processors like Scrivener and transcription software for interviews.
Squarespace, Wix, GoDaddy, and other website service fees are fully tax-deductible.
Ad campaigns on Google, Meta, TikTok, and more are all deductible on your taxes.
Databases, apps, and other tools used to research a topic you're writing about can be written off.
Newspaper or magazine subscriptions used for work-related research can be written off.
If you host a contest for your followers, make sure to write off the prizes you give away.
Deduct anything you buy for your office, like pens, binders, folders, printer ink, or a whiteboard.
Computers, extra monitors, webcams and microphones you need for work are write-offs. The device is depreciated on Box 13, or expensed up front under Section 179 or the de minimis safe harbor, and only the business-use share counts.
Write off any email marketing software like Mailchimp or ActiveCampaign.
Do you pay freelance writers to contribute blog posts? That money is tax-deductible!
Pay any one contractor $600 or more in a year and you'll need to file a Form 1099-NEC for them.
The cut Stripe, PayPal, Square or your invoicing platform takes on each payment is a write-off.
Canva Pro, Adobe Stock and other libraries you pull images, video or design assets from are deductible.
Ahrefs, SEMrush and premium analytics subscriptions are write-offs.
Domain registration billed separately from your hosting is deductible.
If you drive for work ...
As a blogger, you'll have plenty of reasons to take the wheel for work purposes. For example, you might find yourself driving in search of things — or people — to write about, or hop in your car to meet up with sponsors, contributors, or fellow bloggers. All of that means you get to write off a portion of your car expenses, from gas to repairs.
Parking for a meeting downtown, or any other work trip, is tax-deductible!
A toll while driving to or from a work destination is tax-deductible!
If you buy a new car, you can write off part of the cost every year for five years.
Flashlights, tire iron, duct tape, and other tools you may need in your vehicle are deductible.
Car insurance monthly fees, registration, even roadside assistance are partially deductible — if you use the actual expense method. The standard mileage rate already covers them.
Oil changes, repairs, and regular checkups are deductible if you use the actual expense method. Take the standard mileage rate instead and they're already baked into your per-mile deduction.
If you discuss work at a restaurant ...
Do you ever grab lunch with advertisers, folks in the industry, or creatives you work with? Those are business meals, and you get to write off 50% of what you spend on them.
If you discuss work with a coworker, mentor, client, or prospective client, it's a write-off — 50% of the tab.
If you leave town for work ...
Even if you're not a travel blogger, your work might take you far from home — attending conventions, taking workshops, or introducing your readers to cool stuff you can't get in your hometown. As long as you're traveling for work, you can write off what you spend on airfare, hotels, and more.
Planes, trains, and car rentals are all work-related travel costs that can be written off.
When you travel for work, lodging expenses such as hotel rooms or Airbnb are write-offs.
When you're traveling for work, your meals are 50% deductible — takeout included. (Long-haul truck drivers subject to DOT hours-of-service rules can deduct 80%.)
If you work from home ...
Whether you're writing every blog post yourself, or managing a big team of staff writers, odds are decent that you can WFH. That means you get to write off a portion of everything you spend on your living space, from your rent to your Wi-Fi.
A desk, chairs, lamps, and other home office necessities are all tax write-offs. Anything over about $2,500 gets depreciated on Form 4562 instead of written off all at once.
Repairs just for your home office are 100% deductible. Repairs to the rest of your home count too, prorated by your business-use percentage on Form 8829.
Gotta keep the lights on in your home office! A portion of your electricity bill counts.
Whether it's rental or homeowners insurance, you can write off a portion through your home office deduction.
It'd be hard to work in an office without running water, huh? Your water bill counts.
You need internet to do your job! If you claim a home office, deduct it prorated on Form 8829 along with your other utilities. Internet you pay for on the road, purely for work, is 100% deductible.
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