Feb 02
2010Can I deduct the cost of vitamins, nutrition supplements, and alternative therapies from my Income Tax if?
Filed Under (Alternative therapies) by admin on 02-02-2010
Tagged Under : Advocate, Lifestyles
 …I am a veteran orator upon a topic? we disciple a make make make use of of of of these lifestyles, therapies, as well as products for health, wellness, as well as negligence a aging process. we really make make use of of what we preach. we use/do all we suggest in my speeches. we am in my mid-50s as well as demeanour (and act) most younger. I know which we am a upon foot graduation for my vocalization commercial operation as well as which my coming as well as function validates my expertise/opinions in a audience’s eyes. Therefore, we have to hold which my personal make make make use of of of of vitamins, supplements, as well as pick alternative therapies should tumble underneath a difficulty of a commercial operation responsibility as well as be taxation deductible. we am told by colleagues which this is “probably” true, though no a single can give me any tough interpretation to behind up which claim. If we determine (or disagree), can we give me a references we would need as well as could make make make use of of of if a taxation deductions have been ever challenged by a IRS. Thank we for we help. |
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Sorry, whether I agree or not, the important thing is if the IRS would agree….sadly, they won’t. Some things just don’t pass muster.
The items you mentioned are personal and non-deductible. Your deducting the vitamins, etc would be along the lines of a salesman trying to deduct his business suits using the argument that they make him look more trustworthy to potential customers. In either case, the expenses are personal and unlikely to be allowed by the IRS.
My husband once had a 300+ lb nutritionist assigned by a hospital to give him (a diabetic) diet advice. Using your rationale, her groceries in conjunction with a weight loss plan would be deductible as a business expense so that her patients would trust her expertise, although her weight had nothing to do with her knowledge on the subject. This simply wouldn’t be allowable in her case, nor are the vitamins and other items allowable in yours.
As far as concrete evidence, you’re unlikely to find any. The Internal Revenue Code provides circumstances in which expenses are allowed. When items are not allowable, they’re simply absent from the code. This is probably why you can’t find any references.
The products you “take” yourself are not deductible, since they are personal in nature. The rationale is the same for your suits and personal appearance. You need to have nice clothes and have your hair cut etc for your speaking engagements, but they aren’t deductible either. You could wear that suit for something other than a speaking engagement. The supplements help you in other areas of your life, not just your professional one. However, you can deduct any supplements you use as samples or displays, that are not available for sale. If you have pills that are available for sale (inventory) they are deducted when sold.
nope you can’t sorry.