A Tax Court judge here has ruled that a Rabbi cannot deduct the costs of his son’s Bar Mitzvah reception as a business expense even though the entire congregation was invited.
The Judge ruled that Rabbi Arnold Feldman’s $4,096 in reception costs were not deductible because the Bar Mitzvah was a personal celebration unrelated to the conduct of his profession.
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