Editor: Anthony S. Bakale, CPA, M.Tax. Sec. 274(h) limits deductions for expenses incurred while attending a convention, seminar or similar meeting held outside the “North American area.” Generally, no deduction is permitted under Sec. 162 for expenses allocable to such a meeting, unless the taxpayer can establish that they are
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Rules Governing Lodging Away from Home Will Be Liberalized
The IRS and Treasury intend to amend regulations under Sec. 262, relating to the deductibility of lodging expenses. Background Sec. 162(a) allows as a deduction all the ordinary and necessary business expenses paid or incurred during the tax year in carrying on any trade or business. Sec. 162(a)(2) provides that
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