What are the rules for what travel qualifies for a business deduction?

Hi there, @wrbillmurray-gma. 

From what I've learned from the IRS website, deductible travel expenses while away from home include, but aren't limited to, the costs of:

1. Travel by airplane, train, bus, or car between your home and your business destination. (If you're provided with a ticket or you're riding free as a result of a frequent traveler or similar program, your cost is zero.)
2. Taxi fares or other types of transportation between the airport or train station and your hotel or the hotel and work location of your customers or clients, your business meeting place, or your temporary work location.
3. Shipping of baggage, and sample or display material between your regular and temporary work locations.
4. Using your car while at your business destination. You can deduct actual expenses or the standard mileage rate, as well as business-related tolls and parking fees. If you rent a car, you can deduct only the business-use portion for the expenses.
5. Lodging and non-entertainment-related meals.
6. Dry cleaning and laundry.
7. Business calls while on your business trip. (This includes business communications by fax machine or other communication devices.)
8. Tips you pay for services related to any of these expenses.
9. Other similar ordinary and necessary expenses related to your business travel. (These expenses might include transportation to and from a business meal, public stenographer's fees, computer rental fees, and operating and maintaining a house trailer.)

I'd also suggest consulting your accountant to guide you in categorizing your transactions in the proper account. 

To learn more about the qualification on allowable travel expenses for business deductions, refer to the IRS website for the latest rules on travel deductions.

You can also bookmark this article for your future references in putting your transactions on the correct line of your Schedule C.

Feel free to post again if you have more questions about categorizing your business expenses in QBSE. I'm always around to be your guide.