Problem AlgorithmicLO
Kim works for a clothing manufacturer as a dress designer. During she travels to New York City to attend five days of fashion shows
and then spends three days sightseeing. Her expenses are as follows:
Assume lodgingmeals are the same amount for the business and personal portion of the trip $ per day for lodging and $ per day
for meals
If an amount is zero, enter If required, round all interim calculations to nearest dollar.
a Determine Kim's business expenses, presuming no reimbursement.
What amount may she deduct on her tax return?
$
b Would the tax treatment of Kim's deduction differ if she was an independent contractor?
The deductible expenses would be $
and the expenses would be classified as
