律师起诉国税局声称她的狗是纳税的依赖者, 但法律不承认宠物是受抚养者。 Lawyer sues IRS to claim her dog as a tax dependent, but law doesn’t recognize pets as dependents.

Amanda Reynolds律师控告国税局, 试图将她金色的芬尼根(Finnegan)归类为纳税人, 认为这只狗符合所有实际标准, Attorney Amanda Reynolds has sued the IRS, seeking to classify her golden retriever, Finnegan, as a tax dependent, arguing the dog meets all practical criteria of a dependent—relying entirely on her for care, costing over $5,000 annually, and having no income. 她辩称,目前将宠物排除在税收优惠之外是不公平的,特别是因为一些服务性动物得到的税收优惠有限,并声称本案并非轻率。 She contends the current exclusion of pets from tax benefits is unfair, especially since some service animals receive limited tax advantages, and claims the case is not frivolous. 然而,联邦法律和IRS准则目前并不承认动物为受抚养人,而且没有任何现行法规或法院裁决支持这种分类,从而使诉讼结果不确定。 However, federal law and IRS guidelines do not currently recognize animals as dependents, and no existing statutes or court rulings support such a classification, making the lawsuit’s outcome uncertain.