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Write-offs
What barbers can write off
Booth renters and 1099 barbers run a business, and these come off your income before tax is figured. Text them as they happen and Toozi sorts each one for Schedule C.
Your chair
Chair or booth rentEvery payment, including the weeks you're off.
Booking and payment appsBooksy, Squire, Square subscriptions, plus card processing fees.
Liability insuranceProfessional and general liability for your chair.
Tools and supplies
Clippers, trimmers, shaversPlus guards, blades and the oil to keep them running.
Capes, neck strips, towelsAnd the laundry to keep them clean.
Disinfectant and shop suppliesBarbicide, sprays, razors, alcohol.
Product you sellThe cost of pomade, beard oil and tools you resell.
License and learning
Barber license and renewalState board fees, plus any city or county business license.
Classes and barber exposTickets, plus travel and lodging when it's out of town.
Phone, car and getting clients
Phone and dataThe business share: client texts, booking, Instagram.
Business milesHouse calls and supply runs, at the 2026 IRS rate per mile or actual costs.
Instagram ads, photos, cardsAnything you pay to get new chairs filled.
Usually doesn't count
Street clothes and sneakers, even if you only wear them at the shop
Your own cuts and lineups
Driving from home to the shop you work at every day
Lunch by yourself between clients
What to set aside
How much to set aside for taxes
Cash cuts feel like they're all yours. Put in a normal week and see roughly what to move to savings each week.
$294to set aside each week you work
22%of every dollar of profit
$3,525roughly, each quarterly payment
Services + tips (48 weeks)$79,200
Rent (52 weeks) and supplies−$14,800
Profit you pay tax on$64,400
Self-employment tax$9,099
Federal income tax$5,002
Set aside for the year$14,101
A rough estimate, not a promise: 2026 federal rates, single filer, standard deduction, no other income, credits or QBI deduction. Every write-off you log lowers the profit line, and the set-aside with it.
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