Re: Tax write-off question
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I disagree with your father. I am a police officr and I can write off uniform shoes, a new gun, a flashlight etc. These are all tools that I need to do my job. You can easily make a case that sunglasses are a tool that you use to do your job better. They are not an article of clothing in this instance. I would claim them.
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I agree that the sunglasses are a necessary tool for my job. I guess the IRS might not see it that way though. In your case, a police officer *needs* to have a gun and flashlight, and it's hard to argue against that. There's a ton of gray area, but I'm guessing they'd tend to give the benefit of the doubt to the police officer over the poker player. In their eyes I don't need the glasses to do my job.
I'll probably end up writing them off and taking my chances anyways. As far as I'm concerned, they're a necessary tool. Thanks for all the feedback guys.
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