Latoya is an independent contractor and operates her own successful consulting business in Milwaukee. She has just
Question:
Latoya is an independent contractor and operates her own successful consulting business in Milwaukee. She has just signed a large contract with a new client that will require her to spend nine months in Cincinnati. Latoya leaves her husband and children in Milwaukee and incurs the following expenses in connection with the temporary assignment:
Airfare to and from the temporary assignment in Cincinnan | $1,000 |
Living expenses in the new location | 8,000 |
(including meals of $ 1,000) | 1,500 |
Personal clothing | $10,500 |
Total |
a. Which (if any) of these items can Latoya deduct in 2019?
b . Would your answer to Part a change if Latoya, after completing the nine month assignment,
needed to spend an addmonal six months in CincinnaCt?
Step by Step Answer:
Federal Taxation 2020 Comprehensive
ISBN: 9780135196274
33rd Edition
Authors: Timothy J. Rupert, Kenneth E. Anderson, David S. Hulse