Comments on: Are legal fees for attorney tax deductible? http://www.attorneygeek.com/index.php/archives/are-legal-fees-for-attorney-tax-deductible Getting the Best Attorney Geek Thu, 07 Oct 2010 11:28:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: bostonianinmo http://www.attorneygeek.com/index.php/archives/are-legal-fees-for-attorney-tax-deductible/comment-page-1#comment-1354 bostonianinmo Thu, 13 May 2010 04:40:17 +0000 #comment-1354 Attorney's fees for preparation of tax returns or for advice on the production of taxable income are deductible. So, yeah, some of the specifics would be needed. For example if the attorney is hired to defend him at trial by Court Martial even though a win would allow him to keep his job, the principal purpose would be criminal defense, not the production of taxable income. In that case, the fees would NOT be deductible. Attorney’s fees for preparation of tax returns or for advice on the production of taxable income are deductible.

So, yeah, some of the specifics would be needed. For example if the attorney is hired to defend him at trial by Court Martial even though a win would allow him to keep his job, the principal purpose would be criminal defense, not the production of taxable income. In that case, the fees would NOT be deductible.

]]> By: TedEx http://www.attorneygeek.com/index.php/archives/are-legal-fees-for-attorney-tax-deductible/comment-page-1#comment-1353 TedEx Thu, 13 May 2010 03:48:05 +0000 #comment-1353 If he is in the military why are you spending money to save his job? If he is in the military why are you spending money to save his job?

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