J. Clarke wrote:
B A R R Y wrote:
J. Clarke wrote:
I think you'll find that most
SUV drivers are _not_ self employed.
All you need is a part time gig to deduct the expenses for that
business.

Most people I know who have jobs don't have "part time gigs", but many
of them drive SUVs.

There's no law that says you have to have one to drive an SUV. G

However, lots of jobs that may look like employees, because they work
often at the same place, like real estate agents, hair dressers, nurses,
doctors, sales people, financial planners, flight instructors, exotic
dancers, etc... are actually paid as sub-contractors and entitled to
business expense deductions.

Some of the part-time gigs that allow people to deduct expenses can
include musicians, tutors and private teachers, artists, Tupperware and
Pampered Chef party organizers, personal trainers, lawn mowing,
handymen, woodworkers, tax preparers...

The point is that extremely favorable tax treatment (sometimes, very
loosely applied and not caught by the IRS) steered lots of folks from
cars to large vehicles.