Send me $500 and I will advise you

in personal lives. Neither are "personal business expenses." In other words, if you have to call a guy out to install your new garage door at home, it's no more tax deductible than a visit once a week with a provider.  Any CPA's correct me if I'm wrong.

Megan

Are you sure, Meg?  My handyman charges me for his "labor."  I only give my provider a "donation."  I can deduct all the other donations I make (to my church, the Boy Scouts, the Red Cross, Joe Arpaio's re-election campaign, and my reform school's alumni assocation.)  Why can't I deduct this one?

I hope that you are not serious.  The organizations that you mentioned are especially registered to be charitable organizations.  Your provides are NOT registered with the IRS.

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The types of organizations below do not qualify for a charitable deduction:

• Civic leagues, social and sports clubs, labor unions and chambers of commerce.

• Foreign organizations (except certain Canadian, Israeli and Mexican charities).

• For-profit organizations.

• Lobbying or lawmaking organizations.

• Lottery, bingo or raffle tickets.

• Dues, fees or bills paid to social or recreational clubs.

• Homeowners' associations.

• Individuals.

• Political groups or candidates for public office

So you just spent$350 on a raffle ticket & maybe you'll get Lucky!

Of course you have saved all your receipts and have video documentation of the transactions and what the 'donations' went for

Because we are not non-profit or not for profit organizations with tax ID numbers stating such.

Call it a donation, call it payment, call it a gift, call it whatever you want, sweetie but it isn't, unfortunately, tax deductible.

Meg

Huh huh, huh huh, "flys on you now what"....you said "what"....learn how to spell, dude!

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The standard is based on the actual expense and the specific circumstances. The reason your garage door isnt deductible is because your catagorizing it as a personal expense. If the use of an escort is a "legitimate" business expense {i.e providing one for a client or potential client} then it would be subject to the same standard as taking the guy to a ball game.

Now, if your looking for "personal use" only possibility might be medical....hmmm I need a perscription refill....

Remember US corporations routinely write of millions of dollars in bribes incurred in other parts of the world where "backsish" is the norm....

Business is business and a BBBJ on the west side is the same as a BBBJ on the eastside

So, I should have my company request your services?  Then, you'd be deductible at the 50% rate.  Sweeeeeet.

Here is what the IRS says about deducting entertainment expenses. An entertainment expense is deductible if there is a clear business purpose for it, such as getting new business or encouraging the continuation of an existing business relationship, and a substantial business discussion is held during, before, or after the entertainment. IRS Pub 463 provides extensive coverage of entertainment expenses.