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The actual Per deim rate for 2010 is the same as it was in 2009, $52.00 per day US, ad $59.00 per day in Canada, the rate that was quoted in March 2010 was the Canadian rate at the time which also has not changed.
In order to take the Per Diem you must be out on the road for a full 24 hours away from your home terminal, and spend a night in a hotel, or in the truck for 10 hours based on DOT HOS rules even though you are required to use a log book. that is the only way the per diem may be used as a deduction.
Franklin Katz, ATP ,PA, PB
Frank’s Tax and Business Service
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