Comments on: Deduct travel expenses from tripif photographing scenics & submitting them to stock photo businesses? http://www.dudevacation.com/deduct-travel-expenses-from-tripif-photographing-scenics-submitting-them-to-stock-photo-businesses Your Best Source For Vacation, Travel And Saving Money On Your Next Vacation. Information On Vacation Deals. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:45:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: bostonianinmo http://www.dudevacation.com/deduct-travel-expenses-from-tripif-photographing-scenics-submitting-them-to-stock-photo-businesses/comment-page-1#comment-38 bostonianinmo Tue, 26 May 2009 20:06:54 +0000 http://www.dudevacation.com/deduct-travel-expenses-from-tripif-photographing-scenics-submitting-them-to-stock-photo-businesses#comment-38 If the principal purpose of your travel is for business then you can deduct those costs, but you must prorate them between the business and personal purposes. If the principal purpose is personal then you can only deduct the portions of lodging and meals (at 50% on the meals) that are directly attributable to the business purpose. No travel and transportation is deductible. If the IRS determines that this is more of a hobby than a true business they will further limit any deductions that are allowable to the income you generated from selling the pictures. In this case the income goes on line 21 of Form 1040 and the allowable expenses go on Schedule A as a Miscellaneous Deduction. If the principal purpose of your travel is for business then you can deduct those costs, but you must prorate them between the business and personal purposes.

If the principal purpose is personal then you can only deduct the portions of lodging and meals (at 50% on the meals) that are directly attributable to the business purpose. No travel and transportation is deductible.

If the IRS determines that this is more of a hobby than a true business they will further limit any deductions that are allowable to the income you generated from selling the pictures. In this case the income goes on line 21 of Form 1040 and the allowable expenses go on Schedule A as a Miscellaneous Deduction.

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