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dwhittle627
January 30, 2020
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What is reduction in salaries and wages expense deduction?

  • January 30, 2020
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RobertG
RobertG
February 10, 2020

You can't claim a deduction for salaries and wages not received.

 

You just don't report them as wages.

 

Even if an employer does not pay you for wages earned, you still don't have a deduction or loss, since you never reported the income in the first place.

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