Another winner as far as timely advice!  The economy is probably forcing all of us to stay a little closer to home than we would like this year.  Even so, many of us still need to take those summertime trips to Lord know where.  Here's som frindly advice to help Uncle Sam take a little of that bite along with us (http://www.sjbts.net/newsletter.shtml#1 ).

A couple key points to bring up with your tax advisor are that 'if your spouse is not an employee and travels with you on vacation, you can still deduct the cost of your room at the single occupancy per day rate, rather than half of the rate. Meals could also be deductible, if you are paying for lunch or dinner for a customer or business associate and that person's spouse, the full cost of the meals might qualify under the 50% meal deduction.'  I thought you'd find those items to be of good news.  There are a few more you may find of interest as well.

Happy Independence Day!