No Interest Expense Deduction Due To Inadequate Records.

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The petitioner was a sole proprietor landscaper that claimed an interest expense deduction on Schedule C.  IRS denied the deduction and the court agreed.  The petitioner failed to show a business purpose for the loans at issue, and his logs were not credible because they didn't show the purpose of the travel, time spent or amount of expense.  Ocampo v. Comr., T.C. Memo. 2015-150.

 

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