The 'rent' terminology is awkward but your contract would make it clear that you are being reimbursed for your expenses as well as being paid for your services rendered.
No lodging per diem is allowed for a business deduction, only actual expenses are allowed.
Meal per diem would be allowed as outlined in this TurboTax Help.
You would have to eat if you were home, so this might explain why the IRS limits meal deductions to 50% of either the:
- Actual cost of the meal
- Standard meal allowance
This allowance is based on the federal meals and incidental expense per diem rate that depends on where and when you travel.
It would be wise to break down your outlays as you explained, especially with Meals 50% and Meals 100%. Clarity is rarely a problem if you ever have to explain this in an audit down the road.
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