7 tax deductions that set off alarms
4. Clothing
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#4 Clothing. Tax expert Erb has a friend who works at a high-end retail store and is required to wear acceptable, nice clothing. She wanted to deduct for the costs, which were significant on her budget, because said she said she would not wear that clothing of her own volition. "She would never wear that clothing outside of work, but the IRS doesn't care," she said.