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Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 13:28:23 -0700
From: "IronMan Mike Curtis"
Subject: Re: Deducting transportation expense

Yes that is indeed a dilemma. And is San Diego "out of town"? I can
make it to SD in a couple hours. It can take me that long to travel
to places in the greater LA area.

I've been considering renting a storage area near the house, and
storing some large but cheap gear there. When I head out for a gig,
I stop, pick up my big stuff, and start my mileage from there. I
asked the IRS and they hemmed and hawed enough to let me know that
they couldn't nick me for this. However, if I use my own garage,
they won't allow it.

There's a tremendous bias against small business and home based
business in this country. The big guys get the breaks. We get the
fragments.

On 12 Apr 2002, at 18:50, Michael Peloquin wrote:

>
> What is "in town"? I live in the SF Bay Area, 5 million people strong.
> I live in Oakland, is a Berkeley gig local? How far a drive gets you
> "out of town". I know you are probably wondering this also Mike, as
> you live in Southern Cal. GO GIANTS-harp content? I play Take Me Out
> To The Ballgame in all 15 keys on 10 hole. I refuse to play God Bless
> America until we get get our hypocritical voting rate above 75%
> (Currently between 25%-40% nationwide. Michael Peloquin
> www.kharps.com/peloquin1.html
>
>
> >From: "IronMan Mike Curtis"
> >Subject: Re: Deducting transportation expense
> >Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 10:40:20 -0700
> >
> >On 12 Apr 2002, at 9:43, John Anagnostopoulos wrote:
> >
> > > If you have tax questions ask the experts, accountants.
>
> >True - and expect ambiguous answers even here. One accountant told
> >me it's OK - another said it wasn't. The IRS disallowed my in town
> >mileage, except when I had a "first destination"; then I was able to
> >deduct all subsequent mileage for that day.
>
> >IronMan Mike Curtis
>
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