Because you’re not a business. None of those are costs associated with your job. If you didn’t have your job you would still be paying for those things.

How do you not understand this? Do unemployed people not need to eat or pay rent?

[–] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Because you’re not a business.

I know. That's not relevant.

None of those are costs associated with your job.

If I don't eat, if I don't have a place to live, if I can't use electricity or water or sewer I can't do my job.

If you didn’t have your job you would still be paying for those things.

If I didn't have a job I wouldn't be paying rent or utilities right?

Do unemployed people not need to eat?

how do they eat? Where do they get the money to eat? Do they pay taxes on that money?

[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au -1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

As always, missed the point.

You need to eat and pay rent even when you don’t have a job, therefore they’re not costs related to your income.

[–] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You need to eat and pay rent even when you don’t have a job, therefore they’re not costs related to your income.

How do I eat and pay rent if I don't have a job?

That requires money right?

Where do I get that money?

Do I pay taxes on that money?

Do I need to eat and stay alive in order to get that income?

[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

This is like talking to a brick wall. If you don’t have a job you still have those costs, so that means those costs are not work related so can’t be claimed as tax deductions.

[–] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz 1 points 13 hours ago

This is like talking to a brick wall. If you don’t have a job you still have those costs, so that means those costs are not work related so can’t be claimed as tax deductions

Let's see if I can break it down so that even you can understand it.

If I don't have any income I can't eat and will die.

If I have any income and I spend any of that income on food then any taxes I pay on that income I should be able to deduct the cost of that food because without that food I won't be able to pay taxes because I will be dead.

Any food I eat is absolutely related to any income I get. Without income I have no food and I die. Without food I will die and will not earn (or aquire) income. My ability to get income is 100% dependent on the cost of the food. It's absolutely related.

No food == no income.

got it?