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youngalky

Junior Member
What is the name of your state? CA
Is it legal to write off services provided at a Nevada brothel if i live in CA?
 


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tranquility

Senior Member
Sorry to steal the joy from a Friday, I hope I can still have some pudding.

No, you cannot deduct payments to a legal brothel. Not suprisingly, this has come up before. The last time was in Vitale v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 1999-131 (April 21, 1999) where a budget analyst for the U.S. Treasury department was preparing for his retirement. He wanted to be a writer and came up with the idea to write a book about two guys travelling across the country to go to a brothel in Nevada. The tax court found that the expenses he paid "interviewing" prostitutes while traveling across the country, while having a profit motive in mind-were so personal in nature so as to preclude their deductibility.
 
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Silverplum

Senior Member
tranquility said:
Sorry to steal the joy from a Friday, I hope I can still have some pudding.

No, you cannot deduct payments to a legal brothel. Not suprisingly, this has come up before. The last time was in Vitale v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 1999-131 (April 21, 1999) where a budget analyst for the U.S. Treasury department was preparing for his retirement. He wanted to be a writer and came up with the idea to write a book about two guys travelling across the country to go to a brothel in Nevada. The tax court found that the expenses he paid "interviewing" prostitutes while traveling across the country, while having a profit motive in mind-were so personal in nature so as to preclude their deductibility.
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Definitely Rum Pudding for you! No joy stolen...just wanted to enjoy the *fun.* :D :p
 
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irsos

Member
You are right, you do not get it. You write off expenses - not income. And that was not I was referring to anyway.
 
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tranquility

Senior Member
I suppose, if the actual "treatment" (as opposed to travel and lodging) exceeded 7.5% of your income and was provided by a psychiatrist for sexual dysfunction, it might fly.

So, how is Dr. Trixie?
 
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