TRAVEL Brendan is a long distance truck driver. Each week he leaves home at 5.30 am on Monday and arrives back home at 8 pm on Thursday. His employer pays Brendan an allowance of $70 per day to cover the cost of his meals while he is away. He has received a total of $13,440 in overnight allowances in the 2019 year, which is shown on his income statement. Brendan has not kept all of his receipts, but he has kept a sample of receipts over a 4 week period to show he spend the following amounts on meals while he was away overnight: Breakfast $20 Lunch $30 Dinner $55 Brendan has had 4 weeks holiday during the year. How much can Brendan claim for his meals at Item D2 of the tax return?

$18,576

$19,478

$20,160

$1,680

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