Can I write off the legal fees and expert witness costs associated with my personal injury lawsuit as a business expense?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Can I write off the legal fees and expert witness costs associated with my personal injury lawsuit as a business expense?
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
IRS deductibility legal fees personal injury lawsuit attorney fees expert witness costs business expense section 162 212 104(a)(2)Google ↗
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Searches and sources
ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
IRS deductibility legal fees personal injury lawsuit attorney fees expert witness costs business expense section 162 212 104(a)(2) Google ↗
- Publication 334 (2025), Tax Guide for Small Business · irs.gov
- uscode.house.gov · uscode.house.gov
- Tax Issues in Litigation: Treatment of Judgment and Settlement Payments and Deductibility of Legal Expenses · everycrsreport.com
- What is the deductibility of Attorney’s fees and litigation costs · klasing-associates.com