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Subject:Re: Charge for travel time. From:"M. David Orr" <whitears -at- INTERACCESS -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 23 Jul 1998 09:17:56 -0500
The IRS has rules about what travel expenses can be deducted by a company.
The general idea is that everyone has to get to work, so travel directly to
the normal workplace is not deductible. Companies tend to pass these
restrictions through to employees.
However, if an independent writer has a place of business outside the home,
travels to that place of business, then goes to the client, my understanding
is that the travel from the office to the client is deductible. This
principle is too complicated for most businesses hiring contractors, so most
won't pay travel expenses unless the job is clearly "out of town," meaning
out of the metropolitan area including suburbs.
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M. David Orr
Orr & Associates/Usability Management
7366 N. Lincoln Ave., Suite 101
Lincolnwood, IL, USA 60646
Phone: 847-6771920
Fax: 847-677-7878
Mailto: whitears -at- orrnet -dot- com
Web site: http://www.orrnet.com
