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If my home office is principal place of business but travel to customer sites can i expense meals, or are there requirements for distance or duration of travel for this?

 
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If my home office is principal place of business but travel to customer sites can i expense meals, or are there requirements for distance or duration of travel for this?

As long as you are self-employed, you can deduct meals. There is no distance requirement.

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If my home office is principal place of business but travel to customer sites can i expense meals, or are there requirements for distance or duration of travel for this?

You may only deduct business meals.  You can't deduct personal meals (like the lunch you eat by yourself).  

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