Pet boarding

From: Shawn Hirn <srhi_at_comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 13:05:09 -0400

My job is such that I do most of my work in the same office and I do very little out of town travel, but as it happens, I am scheduled to attend a workshop out of town in a few weeks and this will require that I board my cat at a kennel during my absence, which is what I expected when I asked about this earlier today.

My employer will pay for the course I am attending and reimburse me for all my travel expenses. What my employer will not do is reimburse me for the care of my cat while it is at the kennel. This is a $17/day expense. I am wondering if the six days of kennel care will be deductible on my 2006 federal taxes as an unreimbursed business expense. I suspect not, but I figured it couldn't hurt to ask.

Thanks! Received on Thu Aug 03 2006 - 10:05:09 PDT