[Anonymous]

OT topic started: dry cleaning, specifically when it comes to work clothes.

I dry clean my suits and pants, no problem there, but what about dress shirts? Currently I just throw all my dress shirts into my wash at home and iron them, but it seems like the dryer is starting to take its toll on the collars and other areas of my shirts.

I know dry cleaning would probably take much better care of my shirts, but it just seems so cost prohibitive to spend $15+ every week to dry clean my white dress shirts.

Anyone have any tips on this matter?

[Gatorbates]

Get married. :p

(I kid. I kid.)

Licensed Florida CPA:
B: 71, 73, 79
A: 83
R: 78 (expired), 77
F: 74, 74, 80

It's finally freaking over.

[Kenada]

^^ – LOL well my husband does the laundry 😉 so getting married helped me out 😛

CA Candidate. 05/27/2014 ~ 786/110
I am done!!

[Kenada]

^^ – LOL well my husband does the laundry 😉 so getting married helped me out 😛

CA Candidate. 05/27/2014 ~ 786/110
I am done!!

[Anonymous]

Well, the OP gets the best advice from Gator.

I was just going to say that too.

Get married or just get naked. LOL

[Anonymous]

Well, the OP gets the best advice from Gator.

I was just going to say that too.

Get married or just get naked. LOL

[Anonymous]

For what it is worth…..

I Dry Clean my shirts and write it off on taxes. Small yes but all the deductions add up huge. My dry cleaning runs about $5 to $6 a week and I wear casual on Friday – no tie. So fairly simple. My company is fairly strict. They specify in the handbook that length of whiskers on a man's face – really. One ring, no visible tattoos and no bracelets. Hence, with that description personal grooming is deductible.

My employer does not support training away from the office. Looking for a new job but anyway, I have to log into to work from home and the process is normally two hours. I log my time in Excel and when I work from home for a specific duty not in my employment contract I deduct the mileage as a second job. I keep the logs. Nice deduction on taxes.

All I can say is deductions are everywhere. Just have to look for them.

[Anonymous]

For what it is worth…..

I Dry Clean my shirts and write it off on taxes. Small yes but all the deductions add up huge. My dry cleaning runs about $5 to $6 a week and I wear casual on Friday – no tie. So fairly simple. My company is fairly strict. They specify in the handbook that length of whiskers on a man's face – really. One ring, no visible tattoos and no bracelets. Hence, with that description personal grooming is deductible.

My employer does not support training away from the office. Looking for a new job but anyway, I have to log into to work from home and the process is normally two hours. I log my time in Excel and when I work from home for a specific duty not in my employment contract I deduct the mileage as a second job. I keep the logs. Nice deduction on taxes.

All I can say is deductions are everywhere. Just have to look for them.

[nbad311]

“I Dry Clean my shirts and write it off on taxes.”

I never thought about that but it is GENIUS!!!!

REG - 65, 70, 80!
BEC - 35, 62, 79!
AUD - 73, 75!
FAR - 65, 73, 70, 75! DONE.

[nbad311]

“I Dry Clean my shirts and write it off on taxes.”

I never thought about that but it is GENIUS!!!!

REG - 65, 70, 80!
BEC - 35, 62, 79!
AUD - 73, 75!
FAR - 65, 73, 70, 75! DONE.

[Anonymous]

How do you deduct mileage for working at home? And in all honesty I don't think either of those deductions are quite legal – might be worth starting another thread to get everyone's opinions on them…cause I could be wrong, but it'd be worth a discussion to make sure that you don't find out down the road that you're in trouble!

[Anonymous]

How do you deduct mileage for working at home? And in all honesty I don't think either of those deductions are quite legal – might be worth starting another thread to get everyone's opinions on them…cause I could be wrong, but it'd be worth a discussion to make sure that you don't find out down the road that you're in trouble!

[KBinMN]

Lilla,

That's what I was thinking. And “adds up huge” how are you able to get over the 2% floor for unreimbursed employee expenses? Even at $6/week that is $312, even if you got over the floor that isn't much of a deduction. Maybe with the mileage if that could be included.

Dry cleaning doesn't sound “eligible”

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040sca.pdf

pg 12

If they require you to do these specific things then sure it might be deductible.

[KBinMN]

Lilla,

That's what I was thinking. And “adds up huge” how are you able to get over the 2% floor for unreimbursed employee expenses? Even at $6/week that is $312, even if you got over the floor that isn't much of a deduction. Maybe with the mileage if that could be included.

Dry cleaning doesn't sound “eligible”

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040sca.pdf

pg 12

If they require you to do these specific things then sure it might be deductible.

[masa_inn]

I read on one of the tax forums about a receptionist who deducted the cost of her manicures, prompted by her tax preparer. Guess what happened during the audit.

Uniforms can be legitimately deducted, if I recall correctly. Deducting one’s dry cleaning bills is pretty aggressive.

FAR
AUD 02/10/14 passed
BEC
REG

Roger, WTB, Ninja materials

[masa_inn]

I read on one of the tax forums about a receptionist who deducted the cost of her manicures, prompted by her tax preparer. Guess what happened during the audit.

Uniforms can be legitimately deducted, if I recall correctly. Deducting one’s dry cleaning bills is pretty aggressive.

FAR
AUD 02/10/14 passed
BEC
REG

Roger, WTB, Ninja materials

[Author]

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