poledancing

From hip replacements to pole dancing classes, here are some of the most outlandish deductions taxpayers have ever attempted to claim. You won't believe what these people tried that their accountants said wouldn't fly -- and you really won't believe what did (literally).

When women with college degrees who held white-collar jobs until the recession hit become dancers at strip-clubs or even actresses for X-rated films, I find it depressing. But, on a larger, more all-encompassing level, it also points to the sorry state of affairs of the economy. When women feel...