Hi--
I will be filing as an independent this year for the first time.
I had a few questions:
1.) Who counts as an entertainer? Is it mostly dancers? I want to be able to claim certain deductions but I don't want to be pegged as a dancer in case I want to join the military in a couple years.
2.) if I do mark myself as an entertainer, does cosmetic surgery along the line of laser hair and scar removal pass the "housewife" test? We HAVE to shave for work-- I'm assuming our razors and what not are tax deductible, right? Also-- what if I don't have an earnings beforehand to show that my earnings improved AFTER the cosmetic surgery.
2b.) If that stuff is deductible, then is travelling to the place where I want to get it done (overseas) tax deductible as well?
2c.) What other jobs besides dancer can claim cosmetic items as deductibles?
3.) Is tuition tax deductible?
3a.) Are the fees associated with applying to schools tax deductible?
3c.) If I fly out of state several times a semester in order to go to school (crazy, but temporary) are the flights tax deductible? Is my housing over there deductible? My car rental?
3d.) I also work over there. But I also work over here. If I go the entertainer route, would my housing/car rental/plane fare be covered under this if it's not covered under school-related travel?



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