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What Stays in Vegas: Deductible?

Just out of curiosity, is money spent supporting yourself while volunteering for a political campaign tax deductible? With the campaigns moving to Vegas I feel a surge of interest I didn't feel when the action was in Iowa and New Hampshire.

How about gambling losses incurred while campaigning? How about lap dances? Lap dances where educational policy is discussed?

This entry was posted by Michael Reynolds, on Wednesday, January 09, 2008. You can leave your response.

“What Stays in Vegas: Deductible?”

  1. Blogger Unknown Says:
    1:17 AM  

    Nice try, Michael. Are you perchance a masochist? I only ask because such a public question seems destined to earn you a place at someone's audit table in the near future. (Agents read blogs, too.) *LOL*

  2. Blogger Michael Reynolds Says:
    8:07 AM  

    Randy, I'm just saying that if I am willing to contribute to the process, to give of myself by, let's say, moving into the Bellagio and in between games and shows, handing out voter information leaflets, shouldn't I be able to write that off? You'd think the IRS would applaud such grassroots democracy.

  3. Blogger Ruth Anne Adams Says:
    4:59 PM  

    No political contributions of any kind are deductible. Only charitable contributions are. If you are going to spend time in Vegas working for a soup kitchen or something like that, then 'yes' your mileage and some per diem amount is legitimately deductible.

    Gambling losses are indeed deductible from your income. [And gambling winnings are considered 'income.'] They need not be connected to anything, but you do need a special 1099 to claim them.

    No charge, Big Guy.

  4. Blogger Michael Reynolds Says:
    6:06 PM  

    Soup kitchen, eh? Hmmmmm. Thanks, Ruth Anne. Thank you very much.

    Soup, anyone?
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