Tax
May 11, 2016
Are your work threads tax deductible?
So how about taking a tax deduction for all that stuff in your closet that you only bought because you needed it for work? After all, if you have to dress a certain way at work, doesn't that mean those expensive clothes are a business expense? It's a nice idea, but be careful. By Robert W. Wood
Robert W. Wood
Managing Partner
Wood LLP
333 Sacramento St
San Francisco , California 94111-3601
Phone: (415) 834-0113
Fax: (415) 789-4540
Email: wood@WoodLLP.com
Univ of Chicago Law School
Wood is a tax lawyer at Wood LLP, and often advises lawyers and litigants about tax issues.
Thirty years ago, most male lawyers wore suits and ties. Most women lawyers replicated that look pretty closely. Now, if you show up that way you are likely to be the odd person out. It can be comforting to know how to dress and to blend in, and maybe it even affects your effectiveness.
Yet it can be stressful to come up with just the right look. That's why when firms started to go casual or business casual, an army of con...
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