Home Office and Travel Tax Deduction
Description
Write a Client letter and File memo:
Sylvia is a Professor at YouCan University. She also maintains a éde Hustle®bsp;where she provides tax planning for high-net-worth individuals. She is a full-time faculty member and has an office at the University. For her éde hustle®bsp;she maintains a home office. The IRS has selected (lucky her) her 2020 return for audit. On her return she deducts a home office and also deducts her miles between her home and her office at the University. She maintains that she is not commuting because she has a home office and is going from Job2 to Job1 back to Job2. She has hired you to represent her in the audit.
Do you think she has will be successful on audit? Find at least three sources to support your conclusions.
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Fact: Provide a brief description of the relevant facts. These are the facts that impact your
conclusion. If you are referring to another written document such as a letter or a prior memo it
is appropriate to simple refer to that such as: The facts set forth in the letter of January 5, 2016.
Issue: Provide a question as to what the issue is that you are addressing in this memo. There
may be more than one question or it may have subparts. DO NOT have lengthy multipart
questions; break them up into separate questions.
Conclusion: Answer the questions with a succinct answer.
Analysis: Provide an analysis of the issues (questions) set forth in the memo. You should
include references to the primary and secondary sources used to arrive at your conclusion.
Format for a Letter
A letter to a client should be professional. If you are not personal friends then it should be
addressed: Dear Ms./Mrs./Mr. Smith not Dear Jim or Jane.
Reference the purpose of the letter: In re: _______________
Provide a brief description of the relevant facts. These are the facts that impact your
conclusion. If you are referring to another written document such as a prior letter from your
client then you can say ¡sed on the facts set forth in your letter of January 5, 2016. lways
include a statement such as: Please let us know if the facts are other than set forth; as a minor
change in the facts could alter our conclusion. Then begin your conclusion with: ¡sed on
these facts E.
If you are writing to a client, they generally don want all the legal citations to authority but
rather simply a conclusion based on research of relevant authority.
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