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Travel expense and tax deduction
Thread poster: Natsuki Onodera
Natsuki Onodera
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Sep 5, 2022

I'm a Japanese translator in Canada who visits Japan time to time.
These trips are mostly personal but it's also vital to keep my language skill up to date.
I have an accountant who tells me that a part of such expenses can be considered as business thus tax deductible but I should keep everything within reason.
Do you fellow translators deduct travel expenses? If so, what do you include in your tax return? Airfare? Books? Hotels? Food?
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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@Natsuki Onodera Sep 6, 2022

As what can be deducted varies from country to country, I trust my accountant. He deducts part of my food expenses (restaurants), books, hairdresser, hotel and travel expenses, clothing and shoes…
 
Samuel Murray
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I have... Sep 6, 2022

Natsuki Onodera wrote:
I have an accountant who tells me that a part of such expenses can be considered as business thus tax deductible but I should keep everything within reason.

I have an ex-pat colleague who declares some of his travels "back home" as business expenses, at the advice of his accountant.

Jessica Noyes
 
Jessica Noyes
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Course/conference/workshop Sep 6, 2022

My Canadian translator friend's accountant suggested that she find a translator conference, or mini-course to attend for part of the duration of her trip. This makes the deductions a true no-brainer. (However, I'm not saying that a course or something is necessary. And I am not an accountant myself.)

Arianne Farah
 


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