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Scott "Rufio" Feather
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Hoping one of the Calloway grads on here can help me with this tax question.
I work as a 1099 independent contractor and a lot of my jobs take me out of state. While at the job, the customer usually provides a hotel room and some meals, but I am on my own for many meals as well. Can I deduct 50% of the expenses for the meals not provided? If so, does it have to be the actual expense or can I use the portion of the IRS per diem rate allotted to those meals?
I work as a 1099 independent contractor and a lot of my jobs take me out of state. While at the job, the customer usually provides a hotel room and some meals, but I am on my own for many meals as well. Can I deduct 50% of the expenses for the meals not provided? If so, does it have to be the actual expense or can I use the portion of the IRS per diem rate allotted to those meals?