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Fred, a self -employed taxpayer, travels from denver to miami, primarily on business.
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He spends five days conducting business and two days sightseeing.
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His expenses are $400 for airfare, $150 per day for meals, and $300 per night for lodging.
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What are his deductible expenses? well, his only deductible expenses are going to be those that are for business purposes.
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So the airfare, well, no matter how long he stays, he's kind of.
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Got to have the airfare to get there and back.
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Even though some of the days they're spent sightseeing, he went there on business, and so he has to return, and that's part of his business.
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150 days for meals.
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We would only do that for the five days that he is on business.
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So that would be a total of $750 that he used there.
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Now, for the lodging, you have to consider...