Marilyn, a business executive who lives and works in Cleveland,accepts a temporary out-of-town assignment in Atlanta for a period of ten months.
Marilyn leaves her husband and children in Cleveland and rents an apartment in Atlanta during the ten-month period. Marilyn incurs the following expenses, none of which are reimbursed by her employer:
- Airfare to and from Atlanta $ 800
- Airfare for weekend trips to visit her family 8,000
- Apartment rent 10,000
- Meals in Atlanta 8,500
- Entertainment of customers 2,000
Total $29,300
a. Which of the expenditures listed above (if any) are deductible by Marilyn (before any limitations are applied)?