Matthew, The IRS may not have spy cams, but our tax laws do require that we file honest and truthful tax returns. Otherwise, you may be accused of fraud. To encourage compliance, the IRS performs various kinds of audits, which sometimes means calling us in to their offices and asking us to justify or prove the deductions we claim on a return. Be prepared to do that to their satisfaction, or have your deduction denied. Lots of times, it really comes down to our own integrity and ethics when deciding what¹s honest and truthful. As you probably know, some citizen filers, accountants and tax lawyers will ³stretch² certain parameters a little more than others. Determine your own tolerance for risk. :) BTW, I have a law degree from Georgetown, am an inactive member of the Pennsylvania Bar, and have never practiced law. The above is not intended as legal advice or counsel! Paul Milesi, RPT, J.D. (Juris Doctorem) Washington, DC (202) 667-3136 E-mail: paul at pmpiano.com Website: http://www.pmpiano.com From: Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks at att.net> Reply-To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 06:37:27 -0700 (PDT) To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Tax Question Wim, You make it sound like the IRS has spy cams installed in our homes watching our every move! TODD PIANO WORKS Matthew Todd, Piano Technician (979) 248-9578 http://www.toddpianoworks.com <http://www.toddpianoworks.com/> --- On Fri, 5/28/10, tnrwim at aol.com <tnrwim at aol.com> wrote: > > From: tnrwim at aol.com <tnrwim at aol.com> > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Tax Question > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Date: Friday, May 28, 2010, 6:16 PM > > >> By watching instructional DVD's :-) > > If the only thing you use the TV for is to watch those tapes, then, yes, the > TV can be taken off as a "tool". But if you use it to watch a ball game, or > your favorite soap, then you can only deduct that percentage of time you watch > the DVD. Kind of like your car. I figure that 80% of my time I drive my car is > for business purposes. The other 20% is for personal use. > > Wim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks at att.net> > To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org> > Sent: Fri, May 28, 2010 2:57 am > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Tax Question > > By watching instructional DVD's :-) > > TODD PIANO WORKS > Matthew Todd, Piano Technician > (979) 248-9578 > http://www.toddpianoworks.com <http://www.toddpianoworks.com/> > > > --- On Fri, 5/28/10, Wim Blees <tnrwim at aol.com > <http://us.mc838.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=tnrwim@aol.com> > wrote: >> >> From: Wim Blees <tnrwim at aol.com >> <http://us.mc838.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=tnrwim@aol.com> > >> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Tax Question >> To: pianotech at ptg.org >> <http://us.mc838.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=pianotech@ptg.org> >> Date: Friday, May 28, 2010, 1:18 AM >> >> How are you using a tv in your field? >> >> Wim >> >> Sent from my HTC PURE, a Windows® phone from AT&T >> >> >> From: Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks at att.net >> <http://us.mc838.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=toddpianoworks@att.net> > >> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 2:33 PM >> To: pianotech at ptg.org >> <http://us.mc838.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=pianotech@ptg.org> >> Subject: [pianotech] Tax Question >> >> Are we able to deduct TV purchases? As long, of course, I use it solely for >> purposes related to our field? >> >> TODD PIANO WORKS >> Matthew Todd, Piano Technician >> (979) 248-9578 >> http://www.toddpianoworks.com <http://www.toddpianoworks.com/> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100529/d89623d3/attachment-0001.htm>
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