If you are self employed and are apart of the adoptable business, let me give you a little bit of advice. Don't take it word for word, because this is from a Canadian perspective (i don't know how it works for america) but ill keep it as general as i can.
Advice # 1: KEEP ALL OF YOUR RECEIPTS
If you are self employed, you are able to claim medical expenses (dental, prescriptions), office expenses (desks, chairs, etc), and electronic expenses as long as you're using it specifically for your business (eg. new computer, monitor, drawing software). If you live on your own, you can also claim all of your bills under office expenses as well, so b