# Who Decides If a Business Expense Is Tax Deductible? S10E02

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Podcast: [The (Not Boring) Boring Small Business Bookkeeping and Accounting Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-not-boring-boring-small-business-bookkeeping-and-accounting-podcast-6371272)
Published: 2026-07-30T09:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 190

## Resource

Who is responsible for deciding whether a business expense is tax deductible: the client, the bookkeeper, or the tax preparer? In this episode, our favorite Bookkeeping Mensch, Paul Rosenblum, shares his approach to handling missing receipts, client gifts, business meals, and other bookkeeping gray areas. He touches on where professional responsibility begins and ends, and whether bookkeepers should rely on client information or use their own judgment when categorizing expenses. Send us...

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