Work pants

[beachtech]

That's not to bad, I know carharts are not that cheap either, my Levi's are near 40 and they don't last very long, I must have 6 pair in my closet that are pretty rough.

i have yet to spend more than $35 a pair on my carharrts. catch them on sale on bass pro shops online or cabela's there's also a few places locally i find them on sale in the $30 range. and like i said, i have several pair that are over 8yrs old and still going strong. they started as the original carharrt brown color and now they look like khakis lol

carharrt has a thinner pair that i wear in the summer time, i like you, have not been fortunate in finding a shorts friendly place to work. sucks! especially down here in attics

[MicahWes]

Carhartt jeans here, too.

Been considering transitioning to a heavier duty cargo pant, though.

Reason #1. Jeans aren't tax deductible.

Reason #2. Cargo pocketses.

You generally cannot deduct any clothing that is suitable for everyday wear:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwo...-for-clothing/

[jpsmith1cm]

You generally cannot deduct any clothing that is suitable for everyday wear:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwo...-for-clothing/

Hmm. Interesting.

Guess I'll stick with jeans.

[illfixit]

Carhartt or Riggers (by Wrangler), double front.

[beachtech]

You generally cannot deduct any clothing that is suitable for everyday wear:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwo...-for-clothing/

define suitable for everyday wear?

you rocking the oil spotted tear in the ass pants to church on sunday?

[Joehvac25]

You generally cannot deduct any clothing that is suitable for everyday wear:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwo...-for-clothing/

My employer requires me to come in dressed! Not sure about the rest of you?

[beachtech]

My employer requires me to come in dressed! Not sure about the rest of you?

not only my employer, but my customers too.... well, most of them anyway

[MicahWes]

define suitable for everyday wear?

you rocking the oil spotted tear in the ass pants to church on sunday?

It is defined in IRS publication 529, about 1/3 of the way down. Of course, miscellaneous itemized deductions like this are also subject to a floor of 2% of your AGI. If they don't all add up to at least this amount, you can't deduct any of them.
http://www.irs.gov/publications/p529/ar02.html

[mrfixinthangz]

Duluth work pants.
Was bragging to my grand daughter how much they cost and she replied a cheap pair of jeans is anything below 90.00.
Whaaaaa? Was I thinking!

[jimmyed]

Pants? It's almost shorts season!

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Yep, about time for shorts!!!

Pants, I wear the ones covered in pvc glue, silicone, pipe dope, dirt, and blood. How most all of mine look.

Been wearing these ****ty dickies with cargo pockets. Not impressed, they tear too easy.

[EugeneTheJeep]

Yep, about time for shorts!!!

Pants, I wear the ones covered in pvc glue, silicone, pipe dope, dirt, and blood. How most all of mine look.

Been wearing these ****ty dickies with cargo pockets. Not impressed, they tear too easy.

They sound suitable for every day use?

[Pete838]

If it is for work and I wouldn't use it elsewhere it is going on my 2106 form along with tools, trade magazines, etc. The IRS isn't auditing AC techs that write off their $40 Carharts or Levi's; they're auditing execs that write off their $5k Armani suit as an employee paid business expense.

[jpsmith1cm]

If it is for work and I wouldn't use it elsewhere it is going on my 2106 form along with tools, trade magazines, etc. The IRS isn't auditing AC techs that write off their $40 Carharts or Levi's; they're auditing execs that write off their $5k Armani suit as an employee paid business expense.

I know guys that do this BUT, and this is a BIII-IIIG BUT, I'm not exactly willing to chance an audit over a pair of $40 pants, either...