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PaperclipPerfector  2d ago (text post)   1198 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for November 7, 2025

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Mileage logs are not required by the statute. The business testified that farm-related use of the vehicle was around 95 percent, and that testimony was not rebutted by the department of taxation

Insane they didn't fight on this point

How? There are no mileage logs or (AFAICT) hard evidence of another sort. It would be pure he-said-she-said where one party is literally and completely ignorant.

Yeah if there's no milage logs for the thing you are claiming to be a taxable expense then you get fucked and can't claim it as a taxable expense?

Putting aside the cartoonish scenario of "oh yeah we totally need the g-wagon for our tree farm", my understanding of tax law has always been you are guilty until proven innocent and they onus is on you to prove it.

If you don't do your homework, if you don't have logs, etc, you get fucked

I'm not saying I agree with this, I'm just saying I'm surprised the IRS didn't lean on this harder in court. They really need to have logs.

Like if you can just show up to court and say "but it's just he said she said so why even bother having logs your honor?" and then win, why does anyone keep logs for vehicles ever?

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