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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] Nope, very specifically, hair care etc is NOT deductable under any circumstance. [/quote]

Do you have an IRS publication or other reference for that?[/quote]

“The U.S. Tax Court has repeatedly ruled that the costs of maintaining an appealing appearance are not deductible, even for public personalities. In a 2011 case, the court ruled against a television news anchor who wanted to claim deductions for the costs of maintaining her personal appearance.

Expenses "for manicures, grooming, teeth whitening, and skin care are inherently personal expenditures," the court ruled in that case, which involved a journalist in Ohio named Anietra Hamper.

The opinion states, "Although these expenses may be related to her job, expenses that are inherently personal are nondeductible personal expenses."

That ruling also cited an earlier opinion, Hynes v. Commissioner. In a summary of that case, the U.S. Tax Court said an on-air personality's contract with her TV station that requires a neat appearance "does not elevate these personal expenses to a deductible business expense."
https://www.ustaxcourt.gov/UstcInOp2/OpinionViewer.aspx?ID=9465#xml=https://www.ustaxcourt.gov//UstcInOp2/PDFXML.aspx?DocId=9297&Index=%5c%5cnt-26%5cUSTCPDF%5cAOTHistoricWWW&HitCount=12&hits=19d+6df+7e4+840+845+854+85a+86f+87b+888+8d0+8e2+[/quote]

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