I’m on my way home from Vegas today. I’ve been here for the last few days for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Practitioners Symposium and TECH+ Conference in partnership with the Association for Accounting Marketing Summit at the Aria Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NV. AICPA is the world’s largest association representing…
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…
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…