Business Exepense

Feb 17, 2011 2 Replies

In the military you are required by regulation to have your hair a certain length which makes you have to get a hair cut once a month. The military does not pay for hair cuts or reimburses you for the haircut. Is getting a hair cut a justifiable business deduction since it is required?


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As paultry's quote makes perfectly clear, no.

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