That response above doesn't really answer the question. The IRS allows up to $5000 of organizational and startup expenses to be deducted in full. BUT, the meals deduction and rules around that have complex areas to determine if it is 50%, 80% or 100% (and even more complicated for the 2021 and 2022 tax years, where 100% may be deductible under the Covid relief laws). The question becomes, if travel and meals were incurred as part of startup/organizational activities, are they treated apart from that $5000 and subject to different rules, or can they be included 100% under the startup costs?
