<html> <body> Julie, You would be advised to get a good accountant, preferably one enrolled to represent people against the IRS.  IRS instructions are obtuse for a reason.  (Why do most Americans overpay?!)  Meals are deductible at 50% depending on the geographical relationship to your business area, business hours, who's present, etc.  Professional dues etc are deductible in their respective portions of the form.   You can afford to pay an accountant just as much as you can afford to pay the federal government.  What you learn will be invaluable and with their advise you can set up a records keeping system that will reduce their take and leave more for the fed.s of what you actually >do< owe. Andrew Anderson At 11:54 AM 2/25/2008, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Greetings,            Is a convention fee 100% deductable on schedule C? What about guild dues? In Potter's course the handout states something about 100%. The instructions for IRS schedule C state 50%. Is it 100 for one and 50% for the other?   Julia Reading, PA   <hr> Delicious ideas to please the pickiest eaters. <a href="http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598"> Watch the video on AOL Living.</a></blockquote></body> </html>