There is more to this than meets the eye. There is something she is not telling you, or something you are not telling us.
I am a CPA** and the expenses you are describing meet the definition of ordinary and necessary business expenses which are commonly allowed in her line of business.
I cannot believe the IRS would summarily disallow those expenses.
If the situation is accurately related per your synopsis, I would suggest you counsel her to ask her CPA to recommend a tax attorney. I then suggest she pays for a consultation with that attorney, plus 2 other tax attorneys (ask for referrals from friends and acquaintances), then selects the best attorney to fight on her behalf, which could be lengthy and quite expensive unfortunately.
**disclaimer – I am no longer in public practice and do not give specific tax advice.
I’m not a CPA, but I can tell you that there’s a bunch of fundamental requirements that she has to meet before she can start deducting stuff on schedule C – she has to be a sole proprietor of a business, she has to be involved with that business “with continuity and regularity”, etc. The IRS might find fault with any link in the chain. Perhaps if you quote the denial letter, it will help.
I’m not a CPA, but I can tell you that there’s a bunch of fundamental requirements that she has to meet before she can start deducting stuff on schedule C – she has to be a sole proprietor of a business, she has to be involved with that business “with continuity and regularity”, etc. The IRS might find fault with any link in the chain. Perhaps if you quote the denial letter, it will help.
I’m not a CPA, but I can tell you that there’s a bunch of fundamental requirements that she has to meet before she can start deducting stuff on schedule C – she has to be a sole proprietor of a business, she has to be involved with that business “with continuity and regularity”, etc. The IRS might find fault with any link in the chain. Perhaps if you quote the denial letter, it will help.
I’m not a CPA, but I can tell you that there’s a bunch of fundamental requirements that she has to meet before she can start deducting stuff on schedule C – she has to be a sole proprietor of a business, she has to be involved with that business “with continuity and regularity”, etc. The IRS might find fault with any link in the chain. Perhaps if you quote the denial letter, it will help.
I’m not a CPA, but I can tell you that there’s a bunch of fundamental requirements that she has to meet before she can start deducting stuff on schedule C – she has to be a sole proprietor of a business, she has to be involved with that business “with continuity and regularity”, etc. The IRS might find fault with any link in the chain. Perhaps if you quote the denial letter, it will help.
sdrealtor: You’ve probably seen those license plates that say (owner’s initials) XYZ CPA. Someday I want to get a plate that says EX CPA with the license plate holder to say “former bean counter”.
sdrealtor: You’ve probably seen those license plates that say (owner’s initials) XYZ CPA. Someday I want to get a plate that says EX CPA with the license plate holder to say “former bean counter”.
sdrealtor: You’ve probably seen those license plates that say (owner’s initials) XYZ CPA. Someday I want to get a plate that says EX CPA with the license plate holder to say “former bean counter”.
sdrealtor: You’ve probably seen those license plates that say (owner’s initials) XYZ CPA. Someday I want to get a plate that says EX CPA with the license plate holder to say “former bean counter”.
