7.24.2009

The Ohio State University tax deduction

I guess this is how Ohio State alums attempt to claim deductions from the IRS ... by burning down their house. Literally.

Kirk Herbstreit, the voice of Madden 2008 who, along with Lee Corso, guided fictional Longhorns superstar RB Alex Leonard to, among other records, a 600-yard, 8 touchdown game running two plays, Double Drags and Option Right, made the colossal mistake of having his house burnt down by the fire department on purpose (for a training exercise) without confirming that this donation actually counted as tax-deductible by the IRS. Oops. Thankfully, he built a million-dollar house on top of the ashes, so it doesn't seem that this was a complete loss, but his suit for recovering the non-deducted deductible is now pending.

Is this house on fire, HOT HOT HOT, or cold?

2 comments:

  1. Wow, that can't be the most efficient use of a house.

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  2. double drags, ah yes. PA rollout, PA rollout!

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