Kristen, the regional manager for a national hardware chain, is based in Atlanta. During March and April

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Kristen, the regional manager for a national hardware chain, is based in Atlanta. During March and April of the current year, she replaces the district manager in Jackson (Mississippi) temporarily. During this period, Kristen flies to Jackson on Sunday night, spends the week at the district office, and returns home to Atlanta on Friday afternoon. The cost of returning home is $550, while the cost of spending the weekend in Jackson would have been $490.
a. Presuming no reimbursement by her employer, how much, if any, of these weekend expenses may Kristen deduct?
b. Would your answer in part (a) change if the amounts involved were reversed (i.e., the trip home cost $490; staying in Jackson would have been $550)? Explain.
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South Western Federal Taxation Individual Income Taxes 2017

ISBN: 9781305873988

40th Edition

Authors: William H. Hoffman, David M. Maloney, William A. Raabe, James C. Young, Nellen

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