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Identity = tax write off

Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:01 pm
by appdaze
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/94038 ... ers-source


"Because No. 24 is part of Revis' identity he can claim the $50,000 as a business expense in a tax deduction, Robert Raiola, an accountant with FMRTL in Cranford, N.J., whose clients include athletes, told ESPN.com's Darren Rovell. Barron, in turn, has to claim it as income."

If I wear Nike shoes for 6 years does that mean it becomes part of my identity and I can write off every pair of nikes I buy from there on out? Cmon....that is a tax write off? Really???

Re: Identity = tax write off

Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2013 8:23 am
by ASUMountaineer
appdaze wrote:http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/94038 ... ers-source


"Because No. 24 is part of Revis' identity he can claim the $50,000 as a business expense in a tax deduction, Robert Raiola, an accountant with FMRTL in Cranford, N.J., whose clients include athletes, told ESPN.com's Darren Rovell. Barron, in turn, has to claim it as income."

If I wear Nike shoes for 6 years does that mean it becomes part of my identity and I can write off every pair of nikes I buy from there on out? Cmon....that is a tax write off? Really???
Yet, the majority of representatives and senators tell us that the tax code does not need to be reformed/simplified. :lol: