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Thanks Mike!

In Response To: Yeah, good luck with that one ()

: I would say you have zero chance of getting
: that through an audit because you are not
: required to get a Speedmaster specifically,
: and there are many watches that cost a
: whooole lot less that do the same job.

I agree with you on that. My question remains: at what price point would you draw that line?

:its risky, unethical, and tax evasive.

I only want to deduct that is fair, I just don't know what fair is (I kind of had an idea that $2k was not fair)

: Lets say hypothetically you did the above and
: were audited, you would not only have to
: justify that it was required for your work,
: but also that it was used exclusively for
: the work, which I tend to doubt.

Since I'm on call 24/7 whenver I'm home or in the county I guess I would have to either only claim partial use credit for the time I actually spend in the county and ready to respond.

: Even then your deduction is only a reduction
: of the tax on your income, so lets say you
: are in the 20% bracket. A 2k watch will save
: you at most $400 in taxes, assuming no other
: deduction limitations. Not pocket change,
: but certainly not worth the risk of an audit
: or some sort of negligence penalty.

I understood that it was a deduction from AGI not a tax cerdit, I'm not THAT lame.

: Hope this helps
Thanks, it kind of did.