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No, You Can't Deduct Fido's College Tuition

There are about 75 million household dogs in the U.S. That means millions of pooches are left at home alone each day.

To ease his pup's unhappiness, one taxpayer hired somebody to come to his home and watch his dog while the owner went off to work.

The IRS howled, however, when the taxpayer tried to deduct the cost by using a day-care tax credit intended for children and legal dependents. Pets do not qualify.

Maybe the IRS just prefers cats to dogs…