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Debbi,<br>
<br>
My business actually has two separate lines of work: tax preparation
and genealogy, neither of which has a great chance of generating
income 100% of the year (certainly not enough to depend on either
one as a sole source of income!). Thus, using simultaneous career
#1, I'll address your first question about simultaneous career #2.<br>
<br>
You may not be able to recoup costs directly, but if you do it right
the cost of the convention, including travel and lodging (and
partial meals), can be a business expense. The important phrase is
"if you do it right." The expenses need to be ordinary and
necessary for the line of business (conventions for professional
genealogists qualify), reasonable, and so on. You can check with
your tax adviser for more details.<br>
<br>
Dave<br>
<br>
(Completely off topic: does anyone know when "adviser" replaced
"advisor" as the spelling acceptable to computer programs?)<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On 6/10/2011 20:04, Debbi Lyon wrote:
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<div>Hello,</div>
<div>I need help writing a business plan for my genealogy
business. I would appreciate some insight either publicly or
via e-mail. </div>
<div>1) How are professional genealogists able to recoup travel
and hotel fees when the are not paid for a speaking gig at the
convention?</div>
<div>2) How do the pros get reimbursed for the time involved in
writing an article that is published in a scholarly genealogy
publication?</div>
<div>3) Is there room for one more genealogist to make a decent
living (and pay for medical benefits) or is the field already
too crowded?</div>
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<div>I have worked as a freelance writer/photographer in the
music industry and I wonder if genealogy vendors comp trips,
tickets, supplies and subscriptions like the record labels do.
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<div>Thank you,</div>
<div>Debbi</div>
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