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Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 17:50:53 +0000
From: "Michael Peloquin"
Subject: Re: Deducting transportation expense

IMM,
I would think that you, like myself, consider yourself an independent
contractor and not anyone's employee. I have always understood this to be
not unlike the situation of any contractor, plumber, etc. who RUNS his
business from the home but JOBS at different and mostly changing
sites/venues. I have always taken mileage to all gigs. I have understood
that if I played in the same club all the time that I would then be
commuting.
I know that there has been an ongoing controversy regarding musicians as
independent contractors vs. employees. This has been on many tax issues such
as withholding, FICA and deductions.

Michael Peloquin
www.harpsax.com

>From: "IronMan Mike Curtis"
>Reply-To: ironm~ronmancurtis.com
>To: John Frazer , harp~arply.com
>Subject: Re: Deducting transportation expense
>Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 03:12:21 -0700
>
>True, but how many musicians have their principle place of business
>as their home? If you're a gigger, your principle place of business
>is clubs, etc.
>
>The example they cite is of a graphic designer who works at home, but
>OCCASIONALLY delivers work. That's totally different from a
>musician, whose principal place of work is not at home - and who
>incidentally is not delivering work done at home.
>
>
>On 11 Apr 2002, at 22:05, John Frazer wrote:
>
> >
> > on 4/11/2002 2:16 PM, harp-l-digest at owner-harp-l-dige~arply.com
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Sorry about that... apparently no breaks for intown gigs.
> >
> > I am happy to report that Mike is not completely right. Travel
> > expenses and transportation expenses are not the same thing. If you
> > operate your business from a home office (deductible!), And you have
> > to drive to gigs, or to the music store, etc., You can deduct the
> > expense of the vehicle. Check this other link which Mike must have
> > missed.
> >
> > http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/display/0,,i1%3D50%26genericId%3D11417,00
> > .html
> >
> > Happiness!
> >
> > hj
> >
>
>
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