MattK
08-14-2005, 05:57 PM
Started by Bryan, February 28, 2003:
Tax time!!! What do YOU write off? Well it is tax season and I am gathering all of my receipts and paperwork together for an appointment I have with my accountant in 2 weeks. I was talking with two other flight attendants and we were discussing all the things you can and cannot write off. Here is a list of things we agreed upon. Please let me know if you agree:
Write-offs:
Uniforms, but not suits.
Shoes if worn specifically for flying.
Make-up.
Hotels if not expensed.
Traveling from home to airport and back.
Cell phone if not covered by company.
A portion of home phone expenses {long distance calls related to work}
Computer and software.
Healthcare costs.
No-no's:
Suits
Shoes (see above)
Anything reimbursed by your company.
Hair cuts
Gym Membership
Personal or home office
Your leased car
Food
I'm sure that there are more items and this list might be wrong. My accountant hasn't worked with people in aviation before so I hope he gives me the right stuff.
Have we missed anything?
Ciao!
Reply: Make-up?!?!
My experience is that make up cannot be deducted. I never heard of such a thing!
Basically, whatever you can use elsewhere: shoes, ties, belts, make up, you name it, can't be included. Uniforms are deductible if they are required specifically for the job and aren't something you would be caught dead in apart from your job.
Computers and software? Not from what I heard. I hope your accountant knows his/her stuff. I realize you talked with other flight attendants about this so I assume it was a list you all developed.
Skyliner
Reply: Tax time!! What do you write off?
Don't forget that training (FACTS, FSI, etc.) and meetings (NBAA) are deductable expenses.
My bad I see I put makeup on the wrong list. My bad!
Training is definitely deductible especially when you pay for it. Also: NBAA membership and other associations can be declared.
Reply: Deductions
You can only deduct training if you already have the job., You cannot deduct training you took in order to get the job. All this information is on the web.
Always, always, always check very carefully what you can legally deduct and what you can't deduct. Don't do anything that will cause the IRS to flag your return for an audit unless you are prepared to defend yourselves to them.
Reply: Re: be careful
A good tax site like Kiplingers can point you in the right direction.
Reply: Re: be careful
Have an excellent accountant who does my taxes, I pay, I pay, I pay, I pay, I pay, I pay more, I pay more, I pay more, what can I say I pay my taxes, the only time I got away with tax was road tax, and it was innocent, I put home heating fluid in my car from a drum in my driveway put on a pump and booom, I had tax free gas in my car. The diesel cars do not know the difference and run great!!!!!!!!!!!!! Got more secrets, anyone care to know?
Reply: Re: be careful
lol, at my own post but I have some secrets if we need to know them!
Tax time!!! What do YOU write off? Well it is tax season and I am gathering all of my receipts and paperwork together for an appointment I have with my accountant in 2 weeks. I was talking with two other flight attendants and we were discussing all the things you can and cannot write off. Here is a list of things we agreed upon. Please let me know if you agree:
Write-offs:
Uniforms, but not suits.
Shoes if worn specifically for flying.
Make-up.
Hotels if not expensed.
Traveling from home to airport and back.
Cell phone if not covered by company.
A portion of home phone expenses {long distance calls related to work}
Computer and software.
Healthcare costs.
No-no's:
Suits
Shoes (see above)
Anything reimbursed by your company.
Hair cuts
Gym Membership
Personal or home office
Your leased car
Food
I'm sure that there are more items and this list might be wrong. My accountant hasn't worked with people in aviation before so I hope he gives me the right stuff.
Have we missed anything?
Ciao!
Reply: Make-up?!?!
My experience is that make up cannot be deducted. I never heard of such a thing!
Basically, whatever you can use elsewhere: shoes, ties, belts, make up, you name it, can't be included. Uniforms are deductible if they are required specifically for the job and aren't something you would be caught dead in apart from your job.
Computers and software? Not from what I heard. I hope your accountant knows his/her stuff. I realize you talked with other flight attendants about this so I assume it was a list you all developed.
Skyliner
Reply: Tax time!! What do you write off?
Don't forget that training (FACTS, FSI, etc.) and meetings (NBAA) are deductable expenses.
My bad I see I put makeup on the wrong list. My bad!
Training is definitely deductible especially when you pay for it. Also: NBAA membership and other associations can be declared.
Reply: Deductions
You can only deduct training if you already have the job., You cannot deduct training you took in order to get the job. All this information is on the web.
Always, always, always check very carefully what you can legally deduct and what you can't deduct. Don't do anything that will cause the IRS to flag your return for an audit unless you are prepared to defend yourselves to them.
Reply: Re: be careful
A good tax site like Kiplingers can point you in the right direction.
Reply: Re: be careful
Have an excellent accountant who does my taxes, I pay, I pay, I pay, I pay, I pay, I pay more, I pay more, I pay more, what can I say I pay my taxes, the only time I got away with tax was road tax, and it was innocent, I put home heating fluid in my car from a drum in my driveway put on a pump and booom, I had tax free gas in my car. The diesel cars do not know the difference and run great!!!!!!!!!!!!! Got more secrets, anyone care to know?
Reply: Re: be careful
lol, at my own post but I have some secrets if we need to know them!