1. A man and his wife were meeting with their tax consultant who inquired about the mortgage deduction for the condo in Utah--of which the wife knew nothing about--the condo was set upfor the husband's mistress! Ooops!
2. One person tried to deduct day care expense for his/her dog. This person felt that the dog should not be alone and deserved day care.
3. A guy had rental property and tried to deduct a limousine charge in the year he got married by claiming that he had taken his renters out for a night on the town.
4. A young mother tried to list a $300 breast pump as a medical expense, but it was strictly for her convenience to operate since most pumps are around $50.
5. A landscaper who was under audit with the IRS had deducted the expense of their dog because he would pull the wagon on landscaping jobs. They felt he was out there helping. He may have been listed as an independent contractor.
6. A Hollywood set electrician tried to write off the cost of buying and renting movie videos and DVDs, and a professor of Italian culture and European art tried to deduct his theater and concert tickets.
7. An individual who bred dogs was looking for a tax deduction, so he thought that he would give one of his dogs to the Humane Society and take a deduction for it. They were valuable dogs but he bred it, so he could not take a tax deduction for it.
8. A male model wanted to write off his entire wardrobe because he needed to look good all the time.
9. This one is my fave--An Amish guy tried to take a deduction for his tricked-out buggy, which came equipped with dash lights, kick plates, tinted windshield, speedometer, hydraulic brakes and dimmer switches. The standard buggy costs $2,675; this pimped-out version ran $3,545.
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