"MasterNinja" <daveinmatrix[at]yahoo.com> wrote

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If true, that'd be like, news to everybody here.

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Maybe you read it wrong? Or maybe you remember it wrong.

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Never heard of it before, and you'd have to take the author
and/or publisher to task for their source.

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Paul Thomas, CPA
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MasterNinja wrote:

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I thought I remembered a Tax Court case on this. It's never
been allowed as a deduction, AFAIK. See _Haverhill Shoe
Novelty Co._, 15 TC 517 (1950) -- corporation denied
deductions for expenses of majority stockholder's daughter's
wedding reception because not ordinary and necessary
business expenses; also _William L. McReavy_, TC Memo
1989-172 -- no business expense deduction for expense of
daughter's wedding reception although many guests were
customers of taxpayer's insurance business.

Burn the book -- and the author, if you can find him/her.

Katie in San Diego

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"Gary Goodman" <XgaryXg7X[at]yahoo.com> wrote:
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I won't be. I think he would look good in an 8x12 cell with
a man named Bubba.

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David M. Woods, EA, ChFC, CLU
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Norwood, MA 02062
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"MasterNinja" <daveinmatrix[at]yahoo.com> wrote:

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There is No deduction of that type.

There is a possibility of a deduction IF you invite business
contacts and clients/customrs to a wedding. One caveat
however, this is one of the RED FLAGS that may mark a return
for audit.

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Bruce Raskin, CPA, P.C.
Braskincpa[at]wbhsi.net
Tax and accounting Services
Chandler, AZ

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daveinmatrix[at]yahoo.com says...

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There isn't any more information because it's a lie! The
author(s) should be flogged.

Sorry, I'm tired and couldn't be any nicer in my writing.

Gary

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No, there isn't.

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"MasterNinja" <daveinmatrix[at]yahoo.com> wrote:

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Yes. It's called B.S.

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MasterNinja wrote:

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Sounds like some creative tax dodge. The father of the bride
invites business asociates whom the bride and groom really
don't know. He then has a business write off for the
prorated portion of business vs real guests?

There is no 'standard' way of taking a tax deduction for
expenses surrounding a wedding. Any suggestion to do so
sounds like a scam to me.

JOE

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MasterNinja wrote:

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Heck! Where can I get a copy of that book?

ChEAr$,
Harlan Lunsford, EA n LA
Mon 6 Feb 2006

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Most of us have heard of this - from our clients. And said
"NO, NO". A thousand times no. Also no to parties for your 5
year old to which some clients and thier kids came. Also no
to trips to visit grandparents on their anniversary (you
manage their rental and did 5 minutes of discussion while
there).

Why?

Because the minuet an IRS auditor discovers the
relationship, the deduction is OUT and there may be
penalties.

Nan, EA in LA

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"MasterNinja" <daveinmatrix[at]yahoo.com> writes:

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That's because either you misunderstood what the book said
or the book was just making stuff up. There's no such thing.

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MasterNinja wrote:

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See if you can return the book for a refund.

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I read in the marriage book "Here Comes the Guide" that
there is a federal tax deduction on the cost of your
marriage reception location in excess of $3,500. But the
book gave no specifics. Has anyone heard of this before and
know where I can get more information?

Thanks!

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