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Melissa recently paid $715 for round-trip airfare to San Francisco to attend a business conference
for three days. Melissa also paid the following expenses: $440 fee to register for the conference,
$310 per night for three nights' lodging, $270 for meals in restaurants, and $560 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 ,
830 for transportation, $1 , 185 for lodging, and $410 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 $440 for the registration fee. She drove 110
miles over the course of three days and paid $161 for parking at the conference hotel. In
addition, she spent $515 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 $715 for round-trip airfare to San Francisco to attend a business conference for three days. Melissa also paid the following expenses: $440 fee to register for the conference, $310 per night for three nights' lodging, $270 for meals in restaurants, and $560 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 , 830 for transportation, $1 , 185 for lodging, and $410 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 $440 for the registration fee. She drove 110 miles over the course of three days and paid $161 for parking at the conference hotel. In addition, she spent $515 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.