An 80th birthday party

tax deductions 80 birdthday party

You know you're getting desperate when you try to claim your grandmother's 80th birthday party as a business expense.

One woman tried to write off the $2,500 she spent throwing the party, saying that because she handed out samples from her coffee company, the party should be considered a business meeting and allowable as a business deduction.

Her tax preparer and managing partner of Millennial Tax, Meisa Bonelli, didn't buy it.

First published March 27, 2014: 2:40 PM ET

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