02-28-2011, 11:34 PM
Sad thong song: Ex TV anchor Anietra Hamper loses tax case after she tried to expense thongs, more
Saturday, February 26th 2011, 3:19 PM
Anietra Hamper owes the IRS some money after she tried to deduct a variety of expenses.
WBNS Anietra Hamper owes the IRS some money after she tried to deduct a variety of expenses.
A former Central Ohio news anchor is learning the hard way that cotton thongs are not tax deductible.
Anietra Hamper landed in court after claiming a variety of beauty-related expenses on her tax return, including manicures, teeth whitening, gym fees, sportswear, bedding, cotton bikini underwear and thongs she insisted were necessary to do her job.
The 38-year-old spent quite a lot of cash on her appearance too, according to the lawsuit. She applied for a whopping $167,356 in expenses between 2005 and 2008.
"Petitioner's clothing purchases for work consisted of such items as traditional business suits, lounge wear, a robe, sportswear, active wear, lingerie, cotton bikini and cotton thong underwear, and evening wear. She also deducted expenses for an Ohio State jersey, jewelry, bedding, running and walking shoes, and dry cleaning costs," the suit alleged.
Hamper's lawyers argued the expenses were all just part of her very public job.
"Consistent with the requirement that petitioner maintain a neat, professional, and conservative appearance, and as a part of her community appearances, she incurred considerable expenses for clothing and for maintaining her appearance during the years at issue," they wrote in court papers.
A tax court denied the expense deduction on Thursday.
Hamper also attempted to expense a self-defense class after claiming she had a stalker - which the court also slammed.
"The Court recognizes that petitioner may have been the target of stalkers. Unfortunately, petitioner has not shown how her gym membership fees were related to her business, or that they were otherwise an ordinary and necessary business expenses for her position as a news anchor," the judge wrote.
Hamper, according to her LinkedIn profile, left NBC4, where she incurred most of her disputed expenses in December of 2008 before heading to WBNS-TV. She left that station at the end of 2010.
Saturday, February 26th 2011, 3:19 PM
Anietra Hamper owes the IRS some money after she tried to deduct a variety of expenses.
WBNS Anietra Hamper owes the IRS some money after she tried to deduct a variety of expenses.
A former Central Ohio news anchor is learning the hard way that cotton thongs are not tax deductible.
Anietra Hamper landed in court after claiming a variety of beauty-related expenses on her tax return, including manicures, teeth whitening, gym fees, sportswear, bedding, cotton bikini underwear and thongs she insisted were necessary to do her job.
The 38-year-old spent quite a lot of cash on her appearance too, according to the lawsuit. She applied for a whopping $167,356 in expenses between 2005 and 2008.
"Petitioner's clothing purchases for work consisted of such items as traditional business suits, lounge wear, a robe, sportswear, active wear, lingerie, cotton bikini and cotton thong underwear, and evening wear. She also deducted expenses for an Ohio State jersey, jewelry, bedding, running and walking shoes, and dry cleaning costs," the suit alleged.
Hamper's lawyers argued the expenses were all just part of her very public job.
"Consistent with the requirement that petitioner maintain a neat, professional, and conservative appearance, and as a part of her community appearances, she incurred considerable expenses for clothing and for maintaining her appearance during the years at issue," they wrote in court papers.
A tax court denied the expense deduction on Thursday.
Hamper also attempted to expense a self-defense class after claiming she had a stalker - which the court also slammed.
"The Court recognizes that petitioner may have been the target of stalkers. Unfortunately, petitioner has not shown how her gym membership fees were related to her business, or that they were otherwise an ordinary and necessary business expenses for her position as a news anchor," the judge wrote.
Hamper, according to her LinkedIn profile, left NBC4, where she incurred most of her disputed expenses in December of 2008 before heading to WBNS-TV. She left that station at the end of 2010.
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