Sex Fees Not Deductible Medical Expenses, Tax Court Rules

Lowering the Bar ^ | September 15, 2009 | Kevin Underhill

[kennedy]

Therapeutic? Probably. Deductible? No.

So ruled the U.S. Tax Court yesterday in the case of William Halby, a New York tax attorney who claimed that the amounts he spent on, let's call them personal-gratification-related books and materials, and also numerous professional intimate-therapy service providers, were "medical expenses" that he could deduct under Section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code.

[kennedy]

The article goes on to note that he tried to claim over $300,000 in deductions for prostitution and other sex fees.

No wonder ACORN is trying to take over the pimp and hooker market.

[llevrok]

Imagine, lawyers over turning screwing some body....

[justlurking]

professional intimate-therapy service providers?

Wow, that's so many politically-correct words, it makes my head spin.

[scrabblehack]

I thought ACORN recommended calling it a spa.

[parsifal]

But he still got to claim $100,000?

parsy, who has a new example for chutzpah

[farlander]

Intimate therapy ? WOW. I need some of that... But not from a professional. Man even that sounds bad. That one really makes your head spin.

[MARTIAL MONK]

It's not a medical expense but it could be a legitimate business loss write-off.

I once had a business that was doing well until I hired a new secretary. After that my business just went in the hole.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

Toung-in-cheek, I’d say.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

“Toung-in-cheek” = Tongue-in-cheek” (Note to self: proofread, proofread, proofread!)

[Disambiguator]

This isn’t about you, is it?

:^)

[parsifal]

Ouch!

parsy, who gets it

[colorado tanker]

Wow, this guy must make good money if he can drop 300,000 simoleons on hookers in one year.

It appears the only reasons he lost were that prostitution is illegal in N.Y. and insufficient recordkeeping. So, had done all his "therapy" in legal Nevada brothels and kept good records he could deduct it???