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Surprising ways your pet could equal a tax deduction
GMAFBAnd our most surprising way for you to see some green returned? Writing off your pet's food. Personal finance website Kiplinger cites a couple who wrote off the cost of cat food for feral felines. These cats took care of snakes in their junkyard, which in turn made it safer for people visiting. The case went to court, and the IRS agreed it was a deductible cost.