Melissa recently paid $760 for round trip airfare to San Francisco to attend a business conference for three days. Melissa also put the following expenses: $370 fee to register for the conference, $365 per night for three nights' lodging, $250 for meals and $300 for can fare. Suppose that San Francisco was Melissa permanent residence and business location. She attended the conference in San Francisco and paid $370 for the registration fee. She drove 153 miles over the course of theee days and paid $190 for parking at the conference hotel. In addition, she spent $430 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?

Melissa recently paid $760 for round trip airfare to San Francisco to attend a business conference for three days. Melissa also put the following expenses: $370 fee to register for the conference, $365 per night for three nights' lodging, $250 for meals and $300 for can fare. Suppose that San Francisco was Melissa permanent residence and business location. She attended the conference in San Francisco and paid $370 for the registration fee. She drove 153 miles over the course of theee days and paid $190 for parking at the conference hotel. In addition, she spent $430 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?

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

20th Edition

ISBN:9780357110362

Author:Murphy

Publisher:Murphy

Chapter6: Business Expenses

Section: Chapter Questions

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