Broadcasts.com - "Business Travel Expenses" (New tax laws for 2020)

Published: Feb. 27, 2020, 2:34 p.m.

Deductible travel expenses while away from home include, but aren't limited to, the costs of:

Travel by airplane, train, bus or car between your home and your business destination. (If you're provided with a ticket or you're riding free as a result of a frequent traveler or similar program, your cost is zero.)
Fares for taxis or other types of transportation between:
\nThe airport or train station and your hotel,
\nThe hotel and the work location of your customers or clients, your business meeting place, or your temporary work location.
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Shipping of baggage, and sample or display material between your regular and temporary work locations.
Using your car while at your business destination. You can deduct actual expenses or the standard mileage rate, as well as business-related tolls and parking fees. If you rent a car, you can deduct only the business-use portion for the expenses.
Lodging and non-entertainment-related meals.
Dry cleaning and laundry.
Business calls while on your business trip. (This includes business communications by fax machine or other communication devices.)
Tips you pay for services related to any of these expenses.
Other similar ordinary and necessary expenses related to your business travel. (These expenses might include transportation to and from a business meal, public stenographer's fees, computer rental fees, and operating and maintaining a house trailer.)