In order for expenses to be legally deductible, they must be directly related to the business. If you’re actually incurring the expenses, then the tax savings would only be a portion of the expense. You end up with LESS money even if the expense is deductible.
There might be a minor savings for auto expenses, if the mileage allowance for REAL business mileage is more than it actually costs you to operate your car.
The home office deduction, in order to qualify (again, legally) must be related to a room or area of your home that you use exclusively for that business. Not a room (or area) that you also use for other things. So if you have an office that you also use for your personal stuff, no deduction. Or if it’s sometimes used as a guest room, no deduction. And even if you do have an area you use exclusively for that business, the extra deduction it generates will more likely than not be very small.
It never makes sense to spend real dollars to generate a tax deduction with roughly a maximum of a 40% (in california) tax savings.
