Hey Guys,
Well my nanobrewery startup has a hit a big snag. After giving me "tenative approval" to use to my detached garage my city has now denied my request based on a local zoning ordinance. We are going to see what we can do to get the ordinance changed/modified. We are still trying to promote the brewery as much as possible. In fact we just had a really successful free tasting party where we sold brewery t-shirts and did quite well. I was even joking that I should just sell t-shirts and give away the beer. Much less hassle and just as much fun!! So essentiallly right now I own a company that makes and sells brewery t-shirts, hats, and mugs. Could I still write off grains, hops, etc.?. I am essentially using these tasting parties with free beer tastings to sell the brewery merchandise. My theory is that hosting these parties would be like taking a client out to lunch in hopes that they would buy your product, which in this case would be brewery merchandise. This is a legitimate business. I have a business license, state and federal tax ID, ficticious business name, etc...... Your thoughts?
Well my nanobrewery startup has a hit a big snag. After giving me "tenative approval" to use to my detached garage my city has now denied my request based on a local zoning ordinance. We are going to see what we can do to get the ordinance changed/modified. We are still trying to promote the brewery as much as possible. In fact we just had a really successful free tasting party where we sold brewery t-shirts and did quite well. I was even joking that I should just sell t-shirts and give away the beer. Much less hassle and just as much fun!! So essentiallly right now I own a company that makes and sells brewery t-shirts, hats, and mugs. Could I still write off grains, hops, etc.?. I am essentially using these tasting parties with free beer tastings to sell the brewery merchandise. My theory is that hosting these parties would be like taking a client out to lunch in hopes that they would buy your product, which in this case would be brewery merchandise. This is a legitimate business. I have a business license, state and federal tax ID, ficticious business name, etc...... Your thoughts?