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I am self employed and travel to other city on Monday and back to home on Friday. Can I claim deduction on gas & food expenses for commute and lunch on client site?
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I am self employed and travel to other city on Monday and back to home on Friday. Can I claim deduction on gas & food expenses for commute and lunch on client site?
No. Your 'Tax Home' determines where you deduct expenses to/from. If you regularly derive income from one location, that's usually considered your Tax Home, and travel to/from there is considered Commuting; Commuting is Not deductible. Where you choose to live has little impact. For more on the Tax Home concept, see https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p463.pdf
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I am self employed and travel to other city on Monday and back to home on Friday. Can I claim deduction on gas & food expenses for commute and lunch on client site?
No, if that one client is your only source of self employment income. As the other reply indicates, the client's office is your principal place of business and your tax home.
However, if you are regularly self employed, in your home area (you've done this type of work in the past, and expect to do it in the future) AND the current out-of town assignment is expected to last less than one year (and actually does last less than 1 year), you may deduct the out of town expenses and mileage.
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I am self employed and travel to other city on Monday and back to home on Friday. Can I claim deduction on gas & food expenses for commute and lunch on client site?
No. Your 'Tax Home' determines where you deduct expenses to/from. If you regularly derive income from one location, that's usually considered your Tax Home, and travel to/from there is considered Commuting; Commuting is Not deductible. Where you choose to live has little impact. For more on the Tax Home concept, see https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p463.pdf
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I am self employed and travel to other city on Monday and back to home on Friday. Can I claim deduction on gas & food expenses for commute and lunch on client site?
No, if that one client is your only source of self employment income. As the other reply indicates, the client's office is your principal place of business and your tax home.
However, if you are regularly self employed, in your home area (you've done this type of work in the past, and expect to do it in the future) AND the current out-of town assignment is expected to last less than one year (and actually does last less than 1 year), you may deduct the out of town expenses and mileage.
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I am self employed and travel to other city on Monday and back to home on Friday. Can I claim deduction on gas & food expenses for commute and lunch on client site?
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p463.pdf = Rules for Travel Expenses. See "Tax Home" section.
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