Replacement window salesman-new gun

[Zee]

How about a robber?

I think I'd deduct it just to be able to say that I've done it (doesn't hurt to live a little -- a sense of adventure and all that). Anyway, if I can justify expensing safety glasses, then why not some real "safety" equipment?

Long ago I clerked for a wealthy plantation owner who had us to debit "security" expense for his new custom-made Browning shotgun ($1,000 then/probably $3-4K now). It was fairly blatant/obvious -- he was an avid duck-hunter -- but nothing ever came of it.

Oddly enough, armed robbers broke into his home about a year later, tied him up, and looted the place (pricey wifey diamonds). He never had time to grab the gun, but maybe could have argued self-defense (for whatever it's worth) with an IRS auditor.

With a BBS handle, "Black Bart" (it sounds like a gunslinger) I kinda expected you might support deducting the handgun as an employee business expense (LOL). As you know, it's most likely a mute point anyway. It seems most don't benefit from 2% deductions.

Just to throw a little more fun into the mix, I believe I've read of other court cases in non-US countries where a robber was allowed to deduct a handgun as a "tool of the trade". Makes sense, huh?

[Larmil]

[QUOTE=Zee;51007]With a BBS handle, "Black Bart" (it sounds like a gunslinger) I kinda expected you might support deducting the handgun as an employee business expense (LOL). As you know, it's most likely a mute point anyway. It seems most don't benefit from 2% deductions.

/QUOTE]

Black Bart probably has a brother named Bret.

[Black Bart]

Can't do that.

...It...would require disclosure.

It would be audited for sure.

[ChEAr$]

Huh?

It would be audited for sure.

Can't do what? "adequately disclose" with the disclosure form?

Mere usage of that form does not mandate an audit.

[Bees Knees]

Can't do what? "adequately disclose" with the disclosure form?

Mere usage of that form does not mandate an audit.

You mean the "Please Audit Me I Have A Less Than 50% Chance Of Prevailing On This Dumb Tax Position That I Just Took" form?

[ChEAr$]

Form 8275

You mean the "Please Audit Me I Have A Less Than 50% Chance Of Prevailing On This Dumb Tax Position That I Just Took" form?

Is the one I'm talking about. And no, it does not automatically invite and audit.