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Subject:Re: Westy tax write off?
From:Scarlett Semko
Date:Sat, 20 Nov 1999 17:56:42 -0500

Good idea, but it won't work. To qualify as a tax write off, under the second
home concept it falls short of the toilet facilities. It  must have all the
aminities a home would have. Don't blame me.

Ron Semko
Seller of RV's and manager of a RV show team
Orlando, Florida

Uncle Bulgaria wrote:

> Just wondering.  Have any list members tried declaring their Westy as a
> Second Home and thus succeeded in writing off interest on the loan for
> the vehicle?  From the research I've done, it sounds like the the "second
> home" has to be lived in for at least 14 days of the year (I'm sure many
> Westy owners do this) and it must have bathroom facilities.  That last
> part is tricky - not sure it the IRS means washing facilities or an
> actual lavatory.  I wonder if a porta potty would comply?
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