R, a museum director, timed a business trip to Egypt to coincide with a trip to the Pyramids organized by her college's Alumni Association.She spent 14 days on business and seven days sight-seeing at the Pyramids.Air fare was $1,500, and lodging plus 50 percent of R's meal costs totaled $75 a day.She can deduct

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R can deduct the business portion of her trip expenses. She spent 14 days on business out of a total of 21 days, so 14/21 of her airfare and lodging/meal costs are deductible. The deductible amount is (14/21) * $1,500 (airfare) + (14 * $75) (lodging/meal costs) = $1,000 + $1,050 = $2,050.

R, a Museum Director, Timed a Business Trip to Egypt