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Started by : Manish Trehan, Product/Brand Manager, KingfisherAirlines   11 28 2008 03:46:06 +0000
Industry : HospitalityFunctional Area : Travel(Personal Interests)
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Tips for reducing business travel expense

 
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1 Hire a knowledgeable CPA.
2 Know the tax deduction loopholes.
3 Use separate lines of credit.
4 Separate work and personal activities.

Hire a knowledgeable CPA.

idea posted by Manish Trehan Product/Brand Manager, KingfisherAirlines
It is strongly suggested that entrepreneurs enlist the services of a knowledgeable Certified Public Accountant (CPA). The CPA must be up-to-date on IRS rules, understand your business and processes to handle not only financial statements, but for tax purposes as well. "CPA's do know these rules that are pretty archaic and some of these things are not common knowledge."
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Know the tax deduction loopholes.

idea posted by James Masih Product/Brand Manager, FedEx


Most employers are familiar with the expense rule that only 50 percent of costs of their meals are deductible; however, few realize that that's not always true. "When the meal is offered as a benefit to the public such as an outdoor food festival or an event where the business is promoting itself (think sponsorship and an advertising expense), then the cost of the meal is fully deductible by the company." Another exception to the rules: some airlines offer discounts for traveling on a Saturday. Dubbed the "Saturday night stay," this means you can charge an extra night even if it's personal, but only in the event that the total costs are cheaper than flying on a Friday.

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Use separate lines of credit.

idea posted by Anurag Dave Product/Brand Manager, FedEx

Travel expenses for someone such as a spouse, family member or a dependent accompanying you on a business trip cannot be deducted unless the person meets all three of the following criteria : (1)is your employee; (2)has a real business purpose for the travel (incidental services like taking notes aren't enough); and(3)would otherwise be allowed to deduct the travel expenses.

Hence follow a separate line of credit for spouse or non business partner accompanying you. 

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Separate work and personal activities.

idea posted by Vinod Hyanki Product/Brand Manager, FedEx
If your trip is partially business and partially personal, the amount you can deduct will depend on how much time you actually spend on business,
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