Office Decoration - Psychiatry Edition

[clausewitz2]

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While I think you're correct, there are significant limitations to your logic. At the extremes, your logic also dictates that any business meetings, inspections, medical appointments, etc, can be accomplished via zoom, obviating most business travel and deductions. That would collapse most airlines, business real estate, etc.

Easier to argue that meeting in person is not equivalent to meeting by zoom than it is to argue that me flying to Amsterdam to physically retrieve a specific object and transport it across the Atlantic is significantly different from someone else physically retrieving a specific object and arranging for it to transported across the Atlantic. Especially when that later way of doing things is customary and typical.

Now, if you needed to go to see works in person to properly evaluate them for potential selection as office artwork . . .

 

[smalltownpsych]

I would be a bit leery of calling an entire trip to Europe as a business trip just to get some artwork for the office. I always try to have a conference or workshop to go to if I’m going to write the whole thing off.

 

[TexasPhysician]

In hindsight: I imagine the cost of the trip isn't worth trying to write it off, relative to the costs of a tax attorney consultation.

My tax attorney says he needs to be able to argue that purchases and travel is ordinary and necessary for the field. I’ve seen the art work at many medical offices and psych peers. It isn’t fancy. I wouldn’t do this.

If y’all do, please post photos of your most expensive art and business address. That will help make the point about why I need certain art from exotic destinations. Haha

 

[PsyDr]

My tax attorney says he needs to be able to argue that purchases and travel is ordinary and necessary for the field. I’ve seen the art work at many medical offices and psych peers. It isn’t fancy. I wouldn’t do this.

If y’all do, please post photos of your most expensive art and business address. That will help make the point about why I need certain art from exotic destinations. Haha

I have some expensive art, that I plan to donate to offset IRMAA.

 

[smalltownpsych]

My tax attorney says he needs to be able to argue that purchases and travel is ordinary and necessary for the field. I’ve seen the art work at many medical offices and psych peers. It isn’t fancy. I wouldn’t do this.

If y’all do, please post photos of your most expensive art and business address. That will help make the point about why I need certain art from exotic destinations. Haha

I can’t help you much since as my patient pointed out, I just have cheap prints. Also when we were decorating, my wife and I went to a few local galleries to try and buy some original local art for the office and since we are a resort type of town, it was overpriced and nothing that really worked. Maybe we do have to travel to another location to find something appropriate. Hmmm. 😉

 

[milesed]

My wall art

 

[mistafab]

Just had some media training and was told I need to level up my background. My book shelf needs more stuff to be seen on zoom for interviews. They liked the plaque/diplomas on the wall and some of the furniture there though.

Edit: They also said a resounding NO to my waving lucky cat.

 

[futureapppsy2]

Speaking of abstract art, when we were on the third or fourth abstract artist in a row who died by suicide after their work took a dark turn, a girl in my art history class asked if anyone ever thought to check on these people. I think of that every time I read a depressing artist biography.