<div>Julia</div> <div> </div> <div>I believe when it says, "but does not include professional organizations, etc", it is meant to say that 100% of those can be deducted. </div> <div> </div> <div>The entire trip to MARC, including your expenses to and from, hotel and meals, and registration, are 100% deductable on your schedule C. If there isn't a specific place for dues, there should be a "other", or "miscellaneous" line somewhere. <br> <br> </div> <div style="CLEAR: both">Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<br> Piano Tuner/Technician<br> Honolulu, HI<br> Author of <br> The Business of Piano Tuning<br> available from Potter Press<br> www.pianotuning.com</div> <br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: KeyKat88@aol.com<br> To: pianotech@ptg.org<br> Sent: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 7:37 am<br> Subject: Sched C, line 24b of Federal Inome tax <br> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_2_76f99c33-c9af-4dc9-ba66-035749ec8979> <div>Greetings,</div> <div> </div> <div>        If I went to the MARC in April, can I deduct the whole price of the convention paid to PTG or 50% of it there? In the 1040 instruction book, first it states that you cant deduct fees of a club or association such as a golf or country club reguardless where professional friends socialising, then in the same paragraph, it states that "But this does not include...proffessional orgs, business leagues and trade associations. So is it 50% of the MARC fee to deduct or what?  Also, what line on Schedule C do I deduct <EM>regular</EM> PTG national and local dues? These instructions are not specific.  </div> <div> </div> <div>Thank You,</div> <div>Julia Gottshall</div> <div>Reading, PA</div> <br> <br> <br> <div><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black"> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> Start the year off right. <A title=http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 href="http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489" target=_blank>Easy ways to stay in shape</A> in the new year. </FONT></div> </div> <div class="AOLPromoFooter"> <hr style="margin-top:10px;" /> More new features than ever. Check out the new <a href="http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?ncid=aolcmp00050000000003" target="_blank">AOL Mail</a>!<br/> </div>