<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <DIV>Greeetings, </DIV> <DIV> </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 <EM>includes </EM>a banquet meal...what to do?  I would guess just write the whole darn registration cost off, or is it 50% of the <EM>registration fee, <STRONG>because</STRONG> it includes a banquet meal</EM> 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 <STRONG>FREE_LOADER,</STRONG> taking my hard earned money </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>JUlia Gottshall</DIV> <DIV>Reading, PA</DIV><BR><BR><BR><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at <A title="http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/1615326657x4311227241x4298082137/aol?redir=http://www.aol.com" href="http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/1615326657x4311227241x4298082137/aol?redir=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eaol%2Ecom" target="_blank"><B>AOL.com</B></A>.</BODY></HTML><BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.