First, yes, I know this thread is ancient, but I've looked for way too long on the net and here on the forum, and still haven't found an answer.
Here's my question: If during the tax year I have actually been to/paid for 36 visits to the cleaners for dry cleaning uniform items but only have receipts for 20 of those visits, can I still deduct all 36 visits? Not sure about this whole "$75 or under" rule from the IRS. One source said that rule only applied to entertainment and meals and another source said it applied even for NON-entertainment and meal expenses if you have "some" of the receipts but you can show a clear pattern of spending (like paying a dry cleaning bill the day before a trip starts) and have some kind of supporting documents (like your company's list of all your trips in the last year), then that would suffice.
What say you? Any CPAs masquerading as pilots out there?
Thx in advance!
(PS - Yes, I know the easy fix is to make sure I save all such receipts. Didn't know dry cleaning was capable of being itemized until half way through last year.)
