Travel Expenses
Response to the following problem:
Katie attends a convention related to her employment. Her employer does not reimburse her for any of her expenses. After the convention, Katie takes a vacation in the area and stays an additional week. Katie is gone a total of 14 days, seven of which are spent conducting business. Her travel costs include:
Airfare $ 650
Transportation to and from the airport 180
Hotel ($200 a night for 13 nights - 6 business, 7 personal) 2,600
Meals ($40 a day for 14 days - 7 business, 7 personal) 560
a. Compute Katie's travel expense deduction assuming the convention was held in the United States.
b. Same as in Part a., except that the convention was held in Canada.
c. How, if at all, would your answer to Part a. change if Katie stayed one less personal day?
d. How, if at all, would your answer to Part b. change if she stayed one less personal day?