Melissa recently paid $610 for round-trip airfare to San Francisco to attend a business conference
for three days. Melissa also paid the following expenses: $385 fee to register for the conference,
$335 per night for three nights' lodging, $300 for meals in restaurants, and $175 for cab fare.
Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest whole
dollar amount. Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable. a. What amount of these costs
can Melissa deduct as business expenses? b. Suppose that while Melissa was on the coast, she
also spent two days sightseeing the national parks in the area. To do the sightseeing, she paid
$1,660 for transportation, $910 for lodging, and $375 for meals during this part of her trip, which
she considers personal in nature. What amount of the total costs can Melissa deduct as business
expenses? c. Suppose that Melissa made the trip to San Francisco primarily to visit the national
parks and only attended the business conference as an incidental benefit of being present on the
coast at that time. What amount of the airfare can Melissa deduct as a business expense? d.
Suppose that Melissa's permanent residence and business were located in San Francisco. She
attended the conference in San Francisco and paid $385 for the registration fee. She drove 75
miles over the course of three days and paid $170 for parking at the conference hotel. In
addition, she spent $475 for breakfast and dinner over the three days of the conference. She
bought breakfast on the way to the conference hotel, and she bought dinner on her way home
each night from the conference. What amount of these costs can Melissa deduct as business
expenses? Note: Use standard mileage rate..
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1. Melissa recently paid $610 for round-trip airfare to San Francisco to attend a business conference
for three days. Melissa also paid the following expenses: $385 fee to register for the conference,
$335 per night for three nights' lodging, $300 for meals in restaurants, and $175 for cab fare.
Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest whole
dollar amount. Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable. a. What amount of these costs
can Melissa deduct as business expenses? b. Suppose that while Melissa was on the coast, she
also spent two days sightseeing the national parks in the area. To do the sightseeing, she paid
$1,660 for transportation, $910 for lodging, and $375 for meals during this part of her trip, which
she considers personal in nature. What amount of the total costs can Melissa deduct as business
expenses? c. Suppose that Melissa made the trip to San Francisco primarily to visit the national
parks and only attended the business conference as an incidental benefit of being present on the
coast at that time. What amount of the airfare can Melissa deduct as a business expense? d.
Suppose that Melissa's permanent residence and business were located in San Francisco. She
attended the conference in San Francisco and paid $385 for the registration fee. She drove 75
miles over the course of three days and paid $170 for parking at the conference hotel. In
addition, she spent $475 for breakfast and dinner over the three days of the conference. She
bought breakfast on the way to the conference hotel, and she bought dinner on her way home
each night from the conference. What amount of these costs can Melissa deduct as business
expenses? Note: Use standard mileage rate.
