RP-2019-48
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Issue Number: RP-2019-48Inside This IssueRev. Proc. 2019-48 provides the rules for using per diem rates, rather than actual expenses, to substantiate the amount of expenses for lodging, meals, and incidental expenses for travel away from home. Use of a per diem substantiation method is not mandatory. Taxpayers who use per diem rates to substantiate the amount of travel expenses under Rev. Proc. 2019-48 may use the federal per diem rates published annually by the General Services Administration. Rev. Proc. 2019-48 allows certain taxpayers to use a special transportation industry rate or to use rates under a high-low substantiation method for certain high-cost localities. The IRS announces these rates and the rate for the incidental expenses only deduction in an annual notice. Rev. Proc. 2019-48 will be in IRB: 2019-51, dated December 16, 2019. Thank you for subscribing to IRS GuideWire, an IRS e-mail service. If you are a Tax Professional and have a specific concern about your tax situation, call the IRS Practitioner Priority Service 1-866-860-4259. This message was distributed automatically from the IRS GuideWire mailing list. Please Do Not Reply To This Message. |