But other types of expenses rose slightly.
Candidates routinely use campaign money for all types of expenses.
The Assembly version would restrict the types of expenses the credit covers — what is known in the industry as "below the line" costs, like crews' wages, wardrobe, props, catering, location fees and equipment rentals.
Thandi insists that customers of FixedFeeTaxReturn receive a full service, including advice on the different types of expenses that can be claimed, business use of a home and even pension contributions, but he does expect individuals to provide added-up income, receipts and expenses.
"If there is no one overseeing this, you might have different types of expenses that would never get claimed," said Mr. Fahey, who as Suffolk County's federal and state aid claims coordinator heads a staff of eight dedicated to overseeing most of the county's grants.
Other types of expenses are seen by campaigns as necessary good-will gestures toward donors and other supporters; Mrs. Clinton's campaign cited this in justifying the roughly $51,000 she spent on professional photographers to provide pictures of her with guests.
(Currently, some agencies will allow for publication charges, but in the past these types of expenses have been much smaller than the price OA publication).
Using this qualitative framework, we surveyed over two hundreds types of expenses, but three domains came out strongly: housing, health or personal care, and transportation.
First, you figure your tax liability under the regular tax system, which factors in preferential treatment of some income and allows tax credits for certain types of expenses.
For example, parents can integrate their kids' credit cards and set limits on spending, types of expenses (i.e. gas and food are ok, retail stores are not) and even see where kids are spending in real-time.
