# Let the IRS Help Pay for Your Family's Travel

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Podcast: [Hidden Money Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-money-podcast-6320033)
Published: 2026-07-07T13:11:38+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode Mike and Kevin walk through one of the most misunderstood lines in the tax code: business travel. Using real trips from their own year, a due diligence seminar in Cancún, a partner retreat in Colorado, and a scouting trip for a short-term rental in Maine, they break down exactly what makes travel ordinary and necessary, where the line is between managing a business and merely dreaming about one, and how much of your next trip the IRS actually ends up paying for. Get in touch → https://www.revotaxpayer.com/consultation?utm_medium=podcast Connect With Us Website: https://www.revotaxpayer.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/revotaxpayer/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/revotaxpayer/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/revo-taxpayer-advocacy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HiddenMoneyPodcast Chapters [00:00] Introduction [00:01] The Cancún trip [00:04] The partner retreat [00:07] Managing rental property [00:08] Expanding a short-term rental business [00:09] The line that matters [00:10] Where the IRS looks hardest [00:12] How much the IRS actually "pays" for your trip [00:13] Vehicles count too [00:14] Legal, legitimate, and a form of good stewardship

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