Re: LISA...how good

[CS.ColoState.EDU">trzyna]

> On Aug 15,  8:24am, pomeranzTFS.COM wrote:
> > Subject: Re: LISA...how good
> > Elizabeth points out a nice metric for how good a conference is-- are
> > you willing to go on your own nickel?  This is the first year where my
> > employer is unwilling to pay for my trip, and I'm certainly going.
> 
> When you do this is it not tax deductable since its career related and not
> reimbursed ?

Under the latest new "simpified" tax code, something like
the first 2% of your income spent on professional development
is not deductable.  (Ever notice how each new obfuscation
and addition to the tax codes is termed a "simplification,"
all the while the system grows more complex?)



- Wayne Trzyna
  trzynaCS.ColoState.EDU