Deductible business travel expenses. (Per Diem Allowances).

Updated information on rules for per diem per diem adj. or n. Latin for "per day," it is short for payment of daily expenses and/or fees of an employee or an agent. allowances and optional methods for computing deductible business travel costs, including transition rules for the last three months of 2002, can be found at www.irs.gov/pub/irs-irbs/irb02.39.pdf.

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Date:	Nov 1, 2002
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