- 6 - Nov. 26 1 Petersburg, Alaska Nov. 27 1 Sitka, Alaska Nov. 28 through Nov. 29 2 Klawock, Alaska Nov. 30 1 Petersburg, Alaska Dec. 1 1 Sitka, Alaska Dec. 2 1 Wrangell, Alaska Dec. 3 through Dec. 5 3 Ketchikan, Alaska Dec. 6 1 Sitka, Alaska Dec. 7 1 Klawock, Alaska Dec. 8 1 Juneau, Alaska Dec. 9 1 Seattle, Washington Dec. 10 1 Ketchikan, Alaska Dec. 11 1 Seattle, Washington Dec. 12 through Dec. 13 2 Edward Island, Canada Dec. 14 through Dec. 31 18 Seattle, Washington Total 307 While he was at work, Silver Bay furnished petitioner with lodging and meals at no charge. Petitioner had to and did purchase his other “personal” items. Petitioner purchased while at work incidental travel items such as hygiene products, safety equipment, float coats, work gloves, and grooming services. Petitioner claimed on his 1996 Federal income tax return a miscellaneous itemized deduction of $18,414 for “deemed substantiated” incidental travel expenses related to his claimed employment away from home for 268 days. Petitioner has no receipts to support the amount of these expenses. He ascertained the amount by utilizing the per diem substantiation method of the applicable revenue procedures and, more specifically, the full M&IE rates for the various locations to which he had traveled on business. Petitioner reported that he had ascertained the expenses as follows:Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next
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