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CONCEPTS IN FED.TAX.,2020-W/ACCESS

20th Edition

ISBN:9780357110362

Author:Murphy

Publisher:Murphy

Chapter6: Business Expenses

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 24P

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Melissa recently paid $530 for round-trip airfare to San Francisco to attend a business conference for three days. Melissa also paid the following expenses: $585 fee to register for the conference, $275 per night for three nights' lodging, $210 for meals in restaurants, and $620 for cab fare. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount. Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable.)

d. Suppose that Melissa’s permanent residence and business were located in San Francisco. She attended the conference in San Francisco and paid $585 for the registration fee. She drove 155 miles over the course of three days and paid $98 for parking at the conference hotel. In addition, she spent $330 for breakfast and dinner over the three days of the conference. She bought breakfast on the way to the conference hotel and she bought dinner on her way home each night from the conference. What amount of these costs can Melissa deduct as business expenses? (Use standard mileage rate of 2021.)

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