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Business & Employee Travel Tax Deductions

Business Travel Expenses & IRS Deductions

Make sure you take all of your available tax deductions for business travel expenses.  We have gathered the most current IRS information for you regarding business travel expenses and deductions.

If you temporarily travel away from your tax home, you can use this information to determine if you have deductible travel expenses.

We'll help you learn the definitions needed to maximize your business expense deduction including information on:

  • Traveling away from home,
  • Temporary assignments or jobs, and
  • What travel expenses are deductible.

We'll also show you the standard meal allowance, rules for travel inside and outside the United States, luxury water travel, and deductible convention expenses.

Travel expenses defined.   For tax purposes, travel expenses are the ordinary and necessary expenses of traveling away from home for your business, profession, or job.

An ordinary expense is one that is common and accepted in your field of trade, business, or profession. A necessary expense is one that is helpful and appropriate for your business. An expense does not have to be required to be considered necessary.

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