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Ask the taxgirl: Deductibility of Booze

3 June 2009

Taxpayer asks: Thanks for taking the time to consider my question. I travel extensively for my job. When I travel, I have an expense account for meals and hotels. My company recently moved to a “no alcohol” policy on expense accounts. We cannot put any alcohol on our expense accounts and we cannot apply for [...]

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Ask the taxgirl: Firefighter Meals

15 March 2009

Taxpayer asks: I am a Fire Fighter. We work a 24 hour shift with no designated time (or time off) for meals. Therefore, we take lunch, supper, etc when ever possible between calls. They are often interupted to perform our job. My question: do these circumstances make us eligible for standard deductions (per dium) rates [...]

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