I thought that anyone who is a sole proprietor of a business could deduct uncollectible bills. He agreed, and then tried to explain why it doesn't apply to me. This means that income is recorded only when cash is received. If this is the case, those bills never got into your income. Taking a deduction for them would be giving you a tax benefit for something that never created a tax burden.
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