Morning Mix Show Notes 4/11

Who got fired on Celebrity Apprentice, how to win FREE GAS and the dumbest tax deductions ever. 

The task on last night's Celebrity Apprentice was to create a marketing event inside a 10' x 10' box for Australian Gold Tanning Lotion. Mark McGrath was project manager for Team Backbone  and La Toya Jackson for Team ASAP  The executives from Australian Gold thought both teams did well, but the women were ultimately declared the winners. Once in the boardroom, the men threw Gary under the bus but in the end, McGrath was sent packing. La Toya picked up $20 thousand dollars for her charity, AIDS Project Los Angeles.

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I looked through Peter's tax return and found some questionable deductions. He is protesting, but I'm just trying to save him from getting audited because he'd never survive prison. Here's what not to deduct from CNN Money:

1. Underwear - Leather pants, a hat, sparkly vest? Yes.  Silk boxers? No. A guy in Rod Stewart's band tried to deduct all of the above because he said it was a part of his stage outfit. The IRS said yes to some of the flashier items, but since no one could see the undies, those were declined.

2. An Aquarium - A guy in South Carolina tried to deduct an $1100, 75 gallon salt water aquarium. If you're in the salt water fish business, that's fine. The problem? This guy was a stock broker.

3. Buffalo Meat - A body builder in Wisconsin tried to take it off his taxes saying it has more protein than other meat. A court ruled that since plenty of other non-bodybuilders eat buffalo meat, it was not tax deductible. The guy did manage to get tanning lotion and "posing oil" taken off of his expenses.

4. Candy and Flowers for Secretaries - A public defender in California tried to deduct it on his taxes, but the IRS said it was a personal expense and not necessary for his business.

5. Female Companionship - I sit three feet away from Peter every day, four hours a day, five days a week out of the goodness of my heart. If you have to pay for a, ahem, "date", you can't deduct it on your taxes because it's ILLEGAL. Duh.

By the way, taxes are due April 18 this year due to a little-known holiday called Emancipation Day that's celebrated April 16 in Washington DC. Yes, tax day is April 15, but if April 16 falls on a Saturday, the holiday is celebrated on the preceding Friday.