charge off as

charge (something) off as (something)

To categorize an expense in a particular way, often so that it can be deducted from one's taxes. Don't worry about how much that new desk chair costs, because we can just charge it off as a work expense.
See also: charge, off
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

charge something off as something

to consider something a legitimate expense and deduct it from one's taxes; to assign something to the tax loss category in accounting. I will have to charge this off as a loss. Try to charge it off as a business expense.
See also: charge, off
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • charge (something) off as (something)
  • at (one's) expense
  • at expense
  • at somebody's expense
  • at someone's expense
  • list (someone or something) among
  • list among
  • listing
  • a change of scenery
  • a change of scene