Thanks to both of you for your quick response and taking the time to help me. I am not brand new to the tax business, but my dad usually handled most of the dirty work so I'm just not clear on these travel expenses. My clients intent is to stay there less than a year, so can he deduct all his apartment rent? Is there a meal allowance? He also wanted to deduct the furniture he bought, can he? For mileage, can he deduct commuting to and from work? Can he deduct mileage going back and forth to his main home in Georgia? Cell phone?