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Elise is self-employed as an interior designer. She had significant travel expenses within the United States this year to acquire new clients. Which of the following is NOT a deductible travel expense for Elise?
Airfare for spouse and child. Neither are employees and neither have a bona fide business purpose for traveling with Elise.
Hotel stays during a business trip to meet new clients.
Taxi fares paid on the trip to meet new clients.
Tips paid to hotel bellhops while on a business trip to meet new clients
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Airfare for the spouse and child is NOT deductible.
Business travel expenses (your own airfare, hotels, taxi fares, tips to bellhops, etc.) are deductible when primarily for business, but travel costs of family members aren’t deductible unless the family members have a bona fide business purpose or are employees whose travel is for business. See IRS Pub. 463.
Business travel expenses (your own airfare, hotels, taxi fares, tips to bellhops, etc.) are deductible when primarily for business, but travel costs of family members aren’t deductible unless the family members have a bona fide business purpose or are employees whose travel is for business. See IRS Pub. 463.
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