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Re: conference expenes and reimbursement

The rules state that if you are allowed to submit a professional expense for reimbursement, you're not allowed to claim that expense as a deduction on your tax return.

Even if you don't bother to ask to be reimbursed, you're still not allowed to deduct the money you spent on that item.

So if you reasonably expect to be re-imbursed for the money you spent, you probably shouldn't claim those expenses on your tax returns this year.

Zip Code: 01801

Re: Re: conference expenes and reimbursement

Good answer, but how is IRS ever going to find out? Reimbursements aren't reported, are they? I'm sure a lot of people abuse this (not me, of course).

Zip Code: 02114