Paul Thomas, CPA wrote:
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You will also be on the hook to prove that you have been
travelling away from your tax home and not just commuting.

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"kyle" <cartesiankyle[at]gmail.com> wrote:

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How long have you been doing this? How long do you expect
to keep doing this? Is it every week?

If you work in NYC all the time for more than a year, then
the IRS will consider NYC your tax home, and expenses going
to and from FLA are personal (AKA non-deductible), along
with the expenses to stay in NYC. However, if you work in
other places besides NYC, then you should be OK.

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Steve Pope wrote:
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If you are getting a receipt, then that means the original
tenant must claim that as income if you ever got audited and
the IRS tracked down who you were paying and saw that they
were not reporting that as income, right? Or would they
just have to report excess (if any) from the original rent
vrs. what you are paying them?

What does your receipt look like / what is on it? Just
date/amount/address/name of both parties?

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kyle <cartesiankyle[at]gmail.com> wrote:

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There is bigger issues like commuting and New York taxes.
How long have you been traveling to New York? When it gets
to be a year, you may be labelled as a commuter.

I had a partner who spent 3 to 5 days a week in Omaha for
about 18 months. He got audited and labelled as a commuter.
Fortunately he spent the rest of his time at a local client
and he got the auditor's position reversed.

Unfortunately it caused all of us to be audited. The secret
to getting rid of an auditor is to have complete
documentation on hand. A diary is an amazing tool. I was
spending 2-3 days a week in Milwaukee and the rest of the
week in Champaign, IL PLUS I had two local clients that
year. My audit took all of two hours or so says my CPA
because I didn't go and neither should you!

Dick

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"kyle" <cartesiankyle[at]gmail.com> wrote

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By proving that you paid for a legitimate business expense.

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There has to be something that can prove what that expense was
for.

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You will be on the hook to prove that the expense was a
legitimate business related expense. A canceled check and
your word may not be enough.

--
Paul Thomas, CPA
paulthomascpapc[at]bellsouth.net

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kyle <cartesiankyle[at]gmail.com> wrote:

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Let me know how it goes. I often rent from a VRBO owner
and claim it as a business expense. Usually, but not always,
I am able to get a receipt.

Steve

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i own an S-CORP in florida. i am an army of 1 (myself).
i travel to NYC every week, so i deduct my airfare, lodging,
etc. however, i am now at a point where i am unsure of how
to proceed: i found a sublet on craigslist that is way cheaper
than my hotel bill. my only question: how do i properly deduct
this? there is no rental agreement. can I simply deduct it
(write the monthly check out of my business account, record it
as travel,lodging) and if the IRS ever audits me I can say
"hey look, i don't have hotel expenses during that time period,
obviously i was staying somewhere in nyc, so that's what the
$1100/month deduction was"?

thanks so much--

kyle

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