<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> <div class=Section1> I’m with John!  According to the Convention flyer, the banquet ticket is free with a paid registration fee.  That takes care of it as far as I’m concerned...full price for convention fee, free banquet ticket.<o:p></o:p> Joy!<o:p></o:p> Elwood<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Elwood Doss, Jr., M.M.E., RPT<o:p></o:p> Piano Technician/Technical Director<o:p></o:p> Department of Music<o:p></o:p> 145 Fine Arts Building<o:p></o:p> The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Tennessee</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> at Martin<o:p></o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Martin</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">TN</st1:State>  <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">38238</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p> 731/881-1852<o:p></o:p> FAX: 731/881-7415<o:p></o:p> HOME: 731/587-5700<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: John Formsma [mailto:formsma@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 2:19 PM To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Pianotech List</st1:PersonName> Subject: Re: writing off PTG convention registration fees<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> My accountant handles all that stuff for me, but I counted all my convention expenses as deductible business expense. They have to go in different categories, but that's what I pay the CPA for. Best $195 spent every year! JF<o:p></o:p> <div> On 2/24/07, <a href="mailto:KeyKat88@aol.com">KeyKat88@aol.com</a> <<a href="mailto:KeyKat88@aol.com">KeyKat88@aol.com</a>> wrote: <o:p></o:p> <div> <div> Greeetings, <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>           Can the registration fees be written off?  The instructions on schedule C, line 24b say that only 50% of meals can be written off. If the Convention registrartion fee includes a banquet meal...what to do?  I would guess just write the whole darn registration cost off, or is it 50% of the registration fee, because it includes a banquet meal that can be taken?? ...Whart a parin in the a**. At this time of year it really burns me up and is so easy to think of uncle sam as SUCH a freaking FREE_LOADER, taking my hard earned money <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> JUlia Gottshall<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Reading</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">PA</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p></o:p> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:7.5pt;text-align:center; background:white'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </div> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at <a href="http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/1615326657x4311227241x4298082137/aol?redir=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eaol%2Ecom" target="_blank" title="http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/1615326657x4311227241x4298082137/aol?redir=http://www.aol.com">AOL.com</a>.<o:p></o:p> </div> ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at <a href="http://www.aol.com" target="_blank">http://www.aol.com</a>. <o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html>