Try that Funky Tax Deduction, White Boy (on second thought, don't)

Jay McDonald of Bankrate has come up with nine doggone wacky attempts at tax deductions (and doggone IS appropriate; three of the "deductions" involved canines). His list: [1] mortgage interest for a condo used by a mistress, [2] doggy day care, [3] a landlord claiming wedding expenses as improvements for invited renters, [4] a $300 breast pump for a nursing mother, [5] a dog pulling construction supplies as an independent contractor, [6] claiming personal meals and entertainment as business expenses (but note the comic book deduction that worked), [7] donating a breeding-age dog to the Humane Society (however, costs of breeding show dogs may be deductible if fees earned from breeding are sufficient to escape hobby status), [8] claiming business attire as work-related clothing (work-related clothing deductions only apply if the item generally could not be worn except as part of a job), [9] a "tricked-out" Amish buggy.

Hopefully, none of my readers with tax clients will have any who try deductions which are this outlandish. Although I can sympathize with the desire to reduce taxes, the means here are generally not appropriate.