{"id":8677,"date":"2019-01-25T12:07:03","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T12:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/williambuck1.wpenginepowered.com\/nz\/?page_id=8677"},"modified":"2024-11-12T22:23:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T09:23:40","slug":"is-my-spouse-travelling-with-me-deductible","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/williambuck.com\/nz\/tax-facts\/is-my-spouse-travelling-with-me-deductible\/","title":{"rendered":"Is My Spouse Travelling With Me Deductible?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In general, business travel for spouses is considered a private cost and non-deductible if there is no direct relationship between the spouse and the business (paying for the travel).<\/p>\n<p>Factors that might support a claim for the spouse&#8217;s travel expenses are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The companion spouse or family member is employed full time in the business and is actively engaged on business activities while overseas<\/li>\n<li>The taxpayer travelling on business must be accompanied because of ill health<\/li>\n<li>An associated overseas organisation expects that a spouse should accompany a taxpayer<\/li>\n<li>The taxpayer attends a conference and the spouse contributes in some integral way to the conference<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Documentation supporting the claim should be kept; this includes the itinerary, details of the business conducted and business contacts made, the private portion of the travel and the total cost of the trip.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/nz\/tax-facts\/\">Back to Tax Facts<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In general, business travel for spouses is considered a private cost and non-deductible if there is no direct relationship between the spouse and the business (paying for the travel). 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