Kim works for a clothing manufacturer as a dress designer. During 2021, she travels to New York City to attend five days of fashion shows and then spends three days sightseeing. Her expenses are as follows: Airfare $2,050 Lodging (8 nights) 2,665 Meals at local restaurants (8 days) 2,460 Airport transportation 135 Assume lodging/meals are the same amount for the business and personal portion of the trip ($333 per day for lodging and $308 per day for meals). If an amount is zero, enter "0". If required, round all interim calculations to nearest dollar. a. Determine Kim's business expenses, presuming no reimbursement. Airfare Lodging Meals Transportation Total What amount may she deduct on her tax return? b. Would the tax treatment of Kim's deduction differ if she was an independent contractor? The deductible expenses would be $ and the expenses would be classified as
Kim works for a clothing manufacturer as a dress designer. During 2021, she travels to New York City to attend five days of fashion shows and then spends three days sightseeing. Her expenses are as follows: Airfare $2,050 Lodging (8 nights) 2,665 Meals at local restaurants (8 days) 2,460 Airport transportation 135 Assume lodging/meals are the same amount for the business and personal portion of the trip ($333 per day for lodging and $308 per day for meals). If an amount is zero, enter "0". If required, round all interim calculations to nearest dollar. a. Determine Kim's business expenses, presuming no reimbursement. Airfare Lodging Meals Transportation Total What amount may she deduct on her tax return? b. Would the tax treatment of Kim's deduction differ if she was an independent contractor? The deductible expenses would be $ and the expenses would be classified as
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Transcribed Image Text:Kim works for a clothing manufacturer as a dress designer. During 2021, she travels to New York City to attend five days of fashion shows
and then spends three days sightseeing. Her expenses are as follows:
Airfare
$2,050
Lodging (8 nights)
2,665
Meals at local restaurants (8 days)
2,460
Airport transportation
135
Assume lodging/meals are the same amount for the business and personal portion of the trip ($333 per day for lodging and $308 per day
for meals).
If an amount is zero, enter "0". If required, round all interim calculations to nearest dollar.
a. Determine Kim's business expenses, presuming no reimbursement.
Airfare
Lodging
Meals
Transportation
Total
What amount may she deduct on her tax return?
b. Would the tax treatment of Kim's deduction differ if she was an independent contractor?
The deductible expenses would be $
and the expenses would be classified as
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