Question

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 $1,000 for transportation, $800 for lodging, and $450 for meals during this part of her trip, which she considers personal in nature. what amount of the travel costs can melissa deduct as business expenses?

Answer 1

Most of the times when a personnel is sent for an official business trip, transportation and lodging, and sometimes even meals are shouldered by the company.

In the statement given above, it is noted that the meals that Melissa took are considered personal in nature. Hence, she can deduct this from the business expenses.