@NCperson wrote:
if you are working from home is a 'white collar' service role with there are no goods or material involved, what "business" is the dog protecting?
I concur with the spirit of the above-quoted question 100% since, if audited, it is most likely the first question that will be asked.
Noting that the username of the person who started this thread is "futurestrader39", I think it would be reasonable to assume that the "business" is securities/futures trading. If that is the case, then trying to take a tax deduction of $3,000 to train (what is likely) the family dog to guard against a home intruder would be ill-advised.
