Does the IRS allow this? Obviously you researched it before you suggested it.

no research whatsoever. just an idea

I figured as much. You might want to check with the IRS before you go forward with your great idea.

I'm not sure I dig the idea of pets being used as tax shelters. Pets are living, breathing, feeling, thinking creatures and should only go into homes where are they are wanted and respected in their own right. One of the reasons so many pets end up in shelters in the first place is because people don't clearly think through what keeping a pet involves over the course of the animal's life in terms of time, attention, food and care. Putting the idea into people's heads that pets can be a convenient way to help dodge the tax man would be bound to create bad situations.

I'd feel guilty writing off my pets' expenses on my taxes, anyway. Through the years, they've all been worth any and all amounts that I had to spend on them. I've never got one from the pound, though. They show up, I feed them, they stick around and become family, and I take them to the vet.

JBS, you sound exactly like my wife. And that's not a bad thing...

Hey, if your kids are tax shelters, why not pets?

Dang Nancy, that was one of the fastest edits I have EVER seen... LOL.

OB..I hate it when I hit submit and before the screen disappears I see the typo.  LOL..thought Id get it before anyone noticed but you were too quick for me.   :-)

Spam code..I kid you not...  DEUMB  Must be French.