Above was a start. Going a little further find an Accountant familiar with Aviation. Places like
www.AOPA.org can refer you.
It is said that you can ask 9 IRS experts a questions and get 9 different answers. I firmly believe that.
Im also hoping that the individual who asked the question is from the U.S. not the U.K. as this becomes useless info....
You can do just about anything you want when it comes to the IRS, just be prepared to prove your right. Even if your wrong and they buy off on it, your right.
All the rules are in the book, and you as an individual should be familiar with them. Remember your Accountant or Attorney will represent you right up to the time you go to jail. As a Pilot there are lots of tax benefits, but you must have an income before you have an expense. Unless its training or job enhancement.
Some examples I have seen in my travels really put a Burr in my Saddle when I have to pay taxes. One is the folks who refuse to pay because they say its against the law, unfair tax and whatever. As far I have seen none have been hammered in the last 10 years. Really not much incentive for anyone to pay after seeing these folks skate.
Of course there are those high Almightys on Wall Street who hammered millions of little folks who were looling for a better life. They went FED Golf Course for a few years, paid a few million in fines and walked out of the joint as ex-felon Millionaires.
I guess its just us Peons who dont have the Balls that seem to pay every year, it certainly would be nice not too..
Hope I didnt get off course too far, I just Rant a lot sometimes.