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Gary Davis
Jul 14, 2009 - 12:57PM
Re: overnight moonlighter meal deduction

Generally you can only deduct meals when your travel "away from home". From your post, it sounds like you are working at several locations, but it's not clear whether you are out of the local area. The IRS' position is
"You are traveling away from home if your duties require you to be away from the general area of your tax home for a period substantially longer than an ordinary day's work, and you need to get sleep or rest to meet the demands of your work while away."

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