{"id":13595,"date":"2016-03-29T07:15:20","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T12:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/?p=13595"},"modified":"2020-04-17T15:56:49","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T20:56:49","slug":"deducting-business-travel-expenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/filing\/adjustments-and-deductions\/deducting-business-travel-expenses\/","title":{"rendered":"The Complete Guide to Deducting Business Travel Expenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tax deductions. In the vocabulary of taxes there are few words with a sweeter ring. This is particularly true for taxpayers who may not qualify for tax credits, namely\u00a0the refundable kind. There are numerous tax deductions available: medical expense, charitable, student loan interest, mortgage interest and more.<\/p>\n<p>One of the more complex and varied type\u00a0is related to business travel deductions. Deducting business travel expenses is\u00a0is particularly useful to taxpayers who own their own business, operate as a freelancer or contractor or have significant travel for their regular course of business.<\/p>\n<p>Because of the complexity, we decided the topic deserves more than a few blog posts. The in-depth guide from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetaxinstitute.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Tax Institute<\/a>\u00a0covers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is a &#8220;tax home&#8221;?<\/li>\n<li>How to determine whether an expense is &#8220;ordinary and necessary&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Deducting international travel expenses<\/li>\n<li>Differentiating personal and business travel expenses<\/li>\n<li>Special rules for conventions and cruises<\/li>\n<li>Local travel expenses<\/li>\n<li>What qualifies as substantiation<\/li>\n<li>Vehicle expenses<\/li>\n<li>Industry-specific deductions<\/li>\n<li>And much more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/HR-Block-TTI-Business-Travel-Deductions.pdf\">Click here to download<\/a> &#8220;The Complete Guide to Deducting Business Travel Expenses&#8221; by The Tax Institute at H&amp;R Block.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tax deductions. 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