30 Travel Expenses. Indicate the amount, if any, deductible by the taxpayer in each of the following situations. (Ignore the rules for miscellaneous itemized deductions.) a. P, a steelworker, obtained a job with XYZ Corporation to work on a nuclear reactor 200 miles from his residence. P drove to the site early on Monday mornings and returned home late Friday nights. While at the job site, he stayed in a boarding house. P anticipates that the job will last for eight months. During the year, he traveled 4,000 miles in going to and from the job. Other expenses while away from home included the following: meals, $1,000; lodging, $900; and laundry, $75. b. Same as (a), except P anticipates the job to last for more than a year. c. W plays professional football for the Minnesota Vikings. He has an apartment in St. Paul, but he and his wife's permanent personal residence is in Tucson. During the season, W usually stays in St. Paul. In the off-season he returns to Tucson. Expenses for the year include travel between St. Paul and Tucson, $2,000; apartment in St. Paul, $1,800; and meals while in St. Paul, $900. d. R took a trip to New York primarily for business. R's husband accompanied her. She spent two weeks on business and one week sight-seeing in the city. Her train fare was $400 and meals and lodging cost $30 and $50 per day, respectively. R's husband incurred similar expenses. e. L flew from Cincinnati to Chicago for $300 round-trip. She spent one day on business and four days shopping and sight-seeing. Her meals and lodging cost $30 and $50 per day, respectively. 30 Travel Expenses. Indicate the amount, if any, deductible by the taxpayer in each of the following situations. (Ignore the rules for miscellaneous itemized deductions.) a. P, a steelworker, obtained a job with XYZ Corporation to work on a nuclear reactor 200 miles from his residence. P drove to the site early on Monday mornings and returned home late Friday nights. While at the job site, he stayed in a boarding house. P anticipates that the job will last for eight months. During the year, he traveled 4,000 miles in going to and from the job. Other expenses while away from home included the following: meals, $1,000; lodging, $900; and laundry, $75. b. Same as (a), except P anticipates the job to last for more than a year. c. W plays professional football for the Minnesota Vikings. He has an apartment in St. Paul, but he and his wife's permanent personal residence is in Tucson. During the season, W usually stays in St. Paul. In the off-season he returns to Tucson. Expenses for the year include travel between St. Paul and Tucson, $2,000; apartment in St. Paul, $1,800; and meals while in St. Paul, $900. d. R took a trip to New York primarily for business. R's husband accompanied her. She spent two weeks on business and one week sight-seeing in the city. Her train fare was $400 and meals and lodging cost $30 and $50 per day, respectively. R's husband incurred similar expenses. e. L flew from Cincinnati to Chicago for $300 round-trip. She spent one day on business and four days shopping and sight-seeing. Her meals and lodging cost $30 and $50 per day, respectively