Can You Write Off Your Work Panties?
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Can You Write Off Your Work Panties?

Can You Write Off Your Work Clothes?

Disclaimer: This quiz is not meant to override nor substitute informed advice that may be given by qualified advisors at Stepanchuk CPA, or elsewhere. Also, do not eat laundry pods.

How are your panties ordinary and necessary for your professional duties?

A. I am a writer and was once implicated in a murder due to my creative works, and the investigators' bias over my being commando beneath my pencil skirt. (Like they'd have noticed had they not been staring).

B. I'm an entertainer and my panties are required for my costume, aesthetically and functionally.

C. Being a big shot is stressful; knowing I've got red silk and lace beneath my stiff grey suit keeps me calm... and yet, tingly.

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IF YOU ANSWERED B, YOU CAN PROBABLY SPLURGE ON THE GOOD STUFF. (Amaluna - 303 Magazine)


You wear a uniform to work and/or require that all your employees do the same. That uniform includes:

A. Hard hats & safety boots.

B. Fashionable clothing, inspired by the hottest influencers. NO to Fast Fashion!

C. A tight white tank-top, very-short neon shorts, and comfortable walking shoes.

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B IS LESS LIKELY TO QUALIFY FOR A CLOTHING WRITE-OFF THAN A & C


You're a furry in your personal life. Your professional life, however, is much more ordinary. Which is most like you?

A. I own a small, but very popular, veterinarian practice.

B. I'm a vegan chef and I get to wear my furry suit to work as a mascot. #friendsnotfood (!)

C. I'm a psychologist, of course.

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B IS MOST LIKELY TO QUALIFY FOR THE WRITE-OFF, CLEVER. (Fur-suiters at Anthrocon 2010. Douglas Muth)


At work you wear a suit and proper dress shoes. Outside of work you:

A. Are a nudist.

B. Wear sweatpants and crocs all day, every day. All my friends are virtual.

C. There is no outside of work. I bring work inside, we are one.

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Photo by Andrea Piacquadio... oh, and it doesn't matter which one is you. Work clothes that are wearable outside of work rarely can be written off - whether you wear them or not. It's not personal.


If you want to:

A. Find strategies to optimize my savings on taxes and legally maximize write-offs and deductions, click here.

B. Break free, click here.

C. A and B. You are a #queen after all (or at least a very devoted fan), click here. We'll get your money straight and share all the links you need, afterward.

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