U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 25, 2024
§ 212.
Expenses for production of income
In the case of an individual, there shall be allowed as a deduction all the ordinary and necessary expenses paid or incurred during the taxable year—
(1)
for the production or collection of income;
(2)
for the management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for the production of income; or
(3)
in connection with the determination, collection, or refund of any tax.
(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 69.)
cite as: 26 USC 212