Melissa recently paid $870 for round-trip airfare to San Francisco to attend a business conference for three days. Melissa also paid the following expenses: $400 fee to register for the conference, $260 per night for three nights' lodging, $120 for meals in restaurants, and $425 for cab fare. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount. Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable.) b. Suppose that while Melissa was on the coast, she also spent two days sightseeing the national parks in the area. To do the sightseeing, she paid $1,010 for transportation, $1,055 for lodging, and $495 for meals during this part of her trip, which she considers personal in nature. What amount of the total costs can Melissa deduct as business expenses? Deductible amount

Melissa recently paid $870 for round-trip airfare to San Francisco to attend a business conference for three days. Melissa also paid the following expenses: $400 fee to register for the conference, $260 per night for three nights' lodging, $120 for meals in restaurants, and $425 for cab fare. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount. Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable.) b. Suppose that while Melissa was on the coast, she also spent two days sightseeing the national parks in the area. To do the sightseeing, she paid $1,010 for transportation, $1,055 for lodging, and $495 for meals during this part of her trip, which she considers personal in nature. What amount of the total costs can Melissa deduct as business expenses? Deductible amount

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

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ISBN:9780357110362

Author:Murphy

Publisher:Murphy

Chapter6: Business Expenses

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Problem 27P

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