2007-10-22 03:35:07 · 4 answers · asked by Theresa P 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
The expenses of having pictures taken of you is a deductible expense for a model. Camera equipment is not an ordinary and necessary expense for a model. It would be an expense for the photographer taking your picture.
So no, you cannot deduct your camera, even if you have someone take your picture with it. The cost of printing and developing those pictures would be deductible however.
2007-10-22 05:06:29 · answer #1 · answered by ninasgramma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not likely. Models don't take their own pictures, they have professional photographers do that for them. The cost of those photos is a legitimate tax deduction -- and probably a lot more than any camera would be.
2007-10-22 04:07:32 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If that is all that you us the camera for and you had proof of that you likely could use the cost of the camera as a deduction. If you were making a profit the chances are even greater.
2007-10-22 04:28:13 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're really earning a living as a self-employed model, probably. If you just wanna be a model, probably not.
2007-10-22 03:40:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋