{"id":3073,"date":"2013-04-13T23:00:25","date_gmt":"2013-04-14T07:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xbizx.com\/index.php\/3073\/taxes-for-business-travelers-what-is-and-isnt-deductible\/"},"modified":"2013-04-13T23:00:25","modified_gmt":"2013-04-14T07:00:25","slug":"taxes-for-business-travelers-what-is-and-isnt-deductible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xbizx.com\/index.php\/3073\/taxes-for-business-travelers-what-is-and-isnt-deductible\/","title":{"rendered":"Taxes for business travelers: What is and isn&#8217;t deductible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href='http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=75f82d4f29c646a495e96d1513610750&#038;url=http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/travel\/2013\/04\/08\/whats-a-legitimate-business-travel-deduction\/2064657\/&#038;c=tzLfm3YnZB4-zRncbj4g_vwLTkPvMr4a8FDd7-_9P1o&#038;mkt=en-us'>Taxes for business travelers: What is and isn&#8217;t deductible<\/a><br \/>Experts say that even an excursion like a hot-air balloon ride can be tax deductible, provided it&#8217;s part of a legitimate convention or used to conduct business with clients or colleagues. (Photo: Peter Ginter, Getty Images) African safaris.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href='http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=75f82d4f29c646a495e96d1513610750&#038;url=http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/2013\/04\/13\/big-business-republican-obama-new-labor-board-picks-doesnt-fix-dissary\/&#038;c=GHqePJirfr5IfEvWNrL-x538BiAbSP5RQpaB6xnczN4&#038;mkt=en-us'>Big business, Republicans: Obama&#8217;s new labor board picks don   t fix disarray<\/a><br \/>FILE: April 12, 2013: President Obama hosts a White House event for the U.S. Naval Academy football team.AP President Obama&#8217;s two Republican picks this week for the National Labor Relations Board have a background of defending big business, but  <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href='http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=75f82d4f29c646a495e96d1513610750&#038;url=http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/articles\/2013-04-10\/treasury-s-small-business-lending-fund-faces-new-criticism&#038;c=zfWQ_tfaYStKIS7V5NSwt4SY3Gum0_4IsjxYlL6Z_-c&#038;mkt=en-us'>Treasury   s Small Business Lending Fund Faces New Criticism<\/a><br \/>Yesterday I revisited the Small Business Lending Fund, a Treasury program authorized in 2010 to provide up to $30 billion in funding to community banks as a means to loosening the spigot on small business loans. The Treasury says the SBLF was  <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href='http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=75f82d4f29c646a495e96d1513610750&#038;url=http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/business\/money\/la-fi-mo-business-travel-spending-20130409,0,141472.story&#038;c=LVoxgm66PC-X_LATXmosHM1d6PdFx2zazrz0Gzw9B54&#038;mkt=en-us'>Business travel spending to grow in 2013<\/a><br \/>Business travel spending is expected to rise 5.1% in 2013, a sign of a stronger economy and high consumer confidence, according to a trade group for business travel managers. The Global Business Travel Assn.&#8217;s latest prediction is an increase  <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href='http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=75f82d4f29c646a495e96d1513610750&#038;url=http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/travel\/2013\/04\/09\/business-travel-spending-rise\/2064491\/&#038;c=hY5oQhWjFOIoq2-Zb_QIBsxwEXfxvCIP9mAIk0v3kC4&#038;mkt=en-us'>Business travel bounces back, 5% growth expected in 2013<\/a><br \/>Companies will be spending more money on sending their employees to conventions this year, according to a new report by the Global Business Travel Association. (Photo: H. Darr Beiser USAT) Companies will send their employees out on the road a  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taxes for business travelers: What is and isn&#8217;t deductibleExperts say that even an excursion like a hot-air balloon ride can be tax deductible, provided it&#8217;s part of a legitimate convention or used to conduct business with clients or colleagues. (Photo: Peter Ginter, Getty Images) African safaris. 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