But can I deduct my hunting gear?

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  1. wl704

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    wl704, Dec 27, 2016
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    Great idea.

    Too bad that it is such a limited offering, I mean ONLY $1000 a year.

    Why that will hardly get me through January!!!!!
     
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    I already deduct mine. :)
     
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    Not everybody has an excuse like an employer required non-reimbursed expense, llc, s-corp, or whatever your case is...
     
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    Ugh, last thing we need is another deduction. Just lower them across the board!
     
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    I get that.

    Although my position is the same as dnoodles - lower tax rates altogether and quit with these absurd exemptions and credits. Our tax laws are infinitely more complex than they should be. And let's face it - writing off hunting gear as "exercise equipment" is a pretty far stretch.
     
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    Well then we wouldn't need the IRS.......hmmmm.


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    "Infinitely more complex than theyshould be"......might be an understatement.

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    Tax laws are complex, no doubt and the thought of a simplified tax model, like a flat tax, has been discussed for years. That dream aside...

    I'd dare say my bow is more a piece of exercise gear than a lot of gear I've seen at folks houses... like treadmills, exercise bikes or weights collecting dust, clothes or other crap.
     
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    You should come hunting with me sometime :)


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