A Politicain can wear a suit at work, and at a dinner, a party, nightclub, church, and it is deductible.
Let me assume here *sarcasm*... ...So my grease covered, burned up and stinking Carharts are "OK" to wear elsewhere, thus cannot be tax deducted. Let me show up at Jury Duty wearing that!
These items cannot be tax deductible, because they can be worn at places other than at work:
- Denim jeans or cotton pants
- Cotton long-sleeve shirts
- Cotton head cap, or handkerchief
There are a few more items, but I don't know what they are, being that I never deducted them. Not worth the time.
Obviously I don't show up to work naked, so "something" must be deductable. The items I mentioned above are specifically REQUIRED as per OSHA and within all safety rules at the jobsites that I go to.
2007-02-19 14:14:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
The clothing that mentioned are "regular clothes", but meet or exceed the safety requirements. There is no official brand of work clothing.
Just another way to stick the average working guy.
2007-02-19 14:19:25 · update #1
Also, there are no "rented" uniforms for clothing that gets weld spots, burns, permenant stains, bleached, etc. This is real work in mills, not janitor uniforms. Most uniforms are treated and can be hazzardous.
2007-02-19 14:21:56 · update #2
Sorry, but the politician's suit is NOT deductible either.
If the clothing COULD be worn elsewhere it's not deductible. Even if you'd never wear it elsewhere isn't a factor.
Safety gear IS deductible, though. So, your steel-toed boots, hard hat, safety slings and harnesses, protective eye-wear, etc. ARE deductible.
2007-02-19 15:09:30 · answer #1 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
How bout I answer the way you want to hear it.
If you are an independent contractor then you can deduct them. It is aggressive but you can easily argue it.
If you are an employee, it won't matter since it would be an unreimbursed business expense and subject to the 2% floor. So if you made $50,000, you would have to have more than $1,000 of clothing before you can deduct a single penny.
2007-02-19 15:51:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-04 09:52:29 · answer #3 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do you think that a politician can deduct his suits? He can't.
You're right, the work clothes items you list can't be deducted. Specialized things like work boots can though.
2007-02-19 14:40:09 · answer #4 · answered by Judy 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
First of all, a politician's suit is not deductable.
It is not that you do wear the overalls somewhere else. It is that you "could".
My job requires that I wear a tie. It is the only time that I ever wear a tie. Can I deduct it? No.
If you don't like the rules, write your congressperson.
2007-02-19 14:21:59 · answer #5 · answered by Wayne Z 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
If a required specific uniform - can be!
2007-02-19 14:18:13 · answer #6 · answered by Marsha 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I DONT KNOW ABOUT THE LAWS WHERE YOUR AT BUT IN MISSOURI IF IT IS A REQUIRED UNIFORM LIKE THE UNION CARPENTERS WHERE WHITE CARHARTS THEN IT IS TAX DEDUCTABLE
2007-02-19 14:23:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋