>>>>>>>>>>I was just pointing out that someone who had some experience indicated that they pad R&D considerably.
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>>>>>>>>Unlike other business- for example, I'm sure that none of the contractors here ever has gone to lunch with friends/family/colleagues and claimed the cost as a business expense. ;-)
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>>>>>>>Can't speak for others, but I'm pretty careful to claim a meal as a business expense only when it actually is.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Tamar
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>>>>>>Car mileage?
>>>>>
>>>>>There's a standard deduction for that that my account applies. Obviously, when I rent a car for business, I track the costs and deduct those.
>>>>>
>>>>>Because I have EZ-Pass, I actually don't usually end up deducting tolls I incur when going to see clients.
>>>>>
>>>>>Tamar
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>>>>I understand it, but sometimes one may just stop at the mall going back from client site. It creates some kind of uncertainty that realistically biased to the side of R&D spending. Nothing personal here, I just refer to general life situation.
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>>>That kind of thing is why I'm happier to use the standard auto deduction rather than try to track mileage.
>>>
>>>Tamar
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>>Isn't standard deduction applied per every mile used for business purposes? It means that mileage is used anyway.
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>Good question. I'll have to ask my accountant how he's calculating that.
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I'm pretty sure Edward is right.