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0 pointssteve_adams_861y ago0 comments

If you're using business income to invest in yourself as an individual, that's pretty illegal where I live. Maybe it's different where you are.

The extent to which I can invest in myself is using business supplies or equipment for personal tasks here and there. Like, print some things or use some software I didn't pay taxes on.

I know some people go as far as driving their work vehicles around, but that's totally illegal both in terms of insurance and tax purposes here.

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xyzzy1231y ago· 5 in thread

Check out Hess v Commissioner.

For certain types of businesses the individual is almost indistinguishable from the business.

lesuorac1y ago

To save people the trouble.

> The relevant ruling on this subject came in 1994 in a case known as Hess v. Commissioner. The plaintiff, a self-employed exotic dancer, had implants that expanded her bust size to the size 56FF. For tax purposes, she treated these as a deductible business expense on her schedule C. The IRS contested her deduction.

> ... The courts ruled in her favor:

https://taxfoundation.org/blog/how-breast-implant-size-relev...

johnnyanmac1y ago

So many comments to make about that situation.

But that aside, it seems to make sense to make the business and person the same when the business is you. No one else can truly replace that exotic FF dancer. Her clients die with her, and won't truly be replicated no matter what.

Odds are someone can be trained to do your paperwork and run your business. That may be the distinctive factor.

steve_adams_86OP1y ago

There is nothing I can do to engrave my body in a way that benefits by business. It’s an interesting case, but it seems to make sense. Buying a car for myself to use for my business doesn’t make sense at all; it’s actually bad for my business and creates a significant liability.

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steve_adams_86OP1y ago

Unfortunately in my case my small business would be 100% transferable to any other individual. But that’s a very interesting grey area.

xyzzy1231y ago

More applicable might be training, courses, certification etc (where you can clearly demonstrate a business purpose related to your current line of work).

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