That's why if you have a complicated situation (real estate, tenants, home business, etc.) a tax accountant can be worth their weight in gold, because they're going to spot things you can't even conceive of -- or tell you that writing something off one way is better than another way.
Wesley: We're going to bring Angelus in alive. Connor: No we're not. Gunn: I thought you said capturing him wasn't an option. Wesley: Changed my mind. Connor: Change it back.
'Why We Fight'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Theodosia - Apr 04, 2013 10:06:30 am PDT #17197 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
le nubian - Apr 04, 2013 10:07:07 am PDT #17198 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I thought you couldn't take a writeoff when you sell your at a loss?
I can't.
flea - Apr 04, 2013 10:22:58 am PDT #17199 of 30001
information libertarian
From my brief perusal of the relevant IRS publication, whether or not you can take a writeoff when you sell a house at a loss varies a great deal. The big issue is whether it counts as a primary residence or not, which is quite complicated (they have examples that sounded like those logic problems about matching couples at a dance).
-t - Apr 04, 2013 10:24:15 am PDT #17200 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Hey, my scale came! It's as cute and yellow as I had hoped, and seems nifty for weighing things. So far I've just weighed the salt shaker and the instruction manual that came with the scale, because I only have a little time before I have to be back at work, but it seems to work.
le nubian - Apr 04, 2013 10:30:49 am PDT #17201 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
"This is fascinating. The Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders did a dance video to “Call Me Maybe.” U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan saw it and did their own version, matching the cheerleaders scene-by scene. Here are the two videos together."
note: "call me maybe" does play. and there are shirtless men and women in bikinis.
msbelle - Apr 04, 2013 10:35:57 am PDT #17202 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
The training course is $39, so a little over a dollar an hour.
le nubian - Apr 04, 2013 10:38:20 am PDT #17203 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
you know, maybe I should try to get some tax advice on whether I can get a credit for the loss I took.
le nubian - Apr 04, 2013 10:39:53 am PDT #17204 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
from the IRS: "Losses from the sale of personal-use property, such as your home or car, are not deductible."
Nora Deirdre - Apr 04, 2013 10:45:26 am PDT #17205 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
We rented the house briefly, so it's not just personal use property. Also not our primary residence.
ETA: OMG, I can't believe having those nightmare tenants is actually helping us.
tommyrot - Apr 04, 2013 10:46:28 am PDT #17206 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.