Thanks for the replies, looks like it should not make more troubles with the German tax system than usual
Originally Posted by
Rambuster
Why should they "make trouble" ? As long as you can justify your travels through business, i.e. revenue from these trips (directly or indirectly). I regularly claim RTW tix as a tax deductible expense in C or F.
The problem are extra stopovers or stays required by the RTW fare rules (e.g. minimum 3 stopovers/10 days on a Star RTW), but not by your business. German tax authorities love hunting for hidden private expenses and might assume that those stopovers are for private travel and thus not all of the trip costs are tax-deductible. Can an extra stopover with the sole purpose of reducing the cost of the trip be claimed as a business expense?
The idea with the invoice from the travel agent is a good one, thanks a lot!