I own a second home in a location where I travel for business. What travel expenses can I deduct?

When I travel to the second home location, I stay in the property rather than renting a hotel. Can I deduct some costs associated with this property? For example, depreciation of the purchase price? What about office furniture? What about other furniture? Management fees, utilities, etc?

Seriously, consult with a tax CPA for this NOT a message board! I am a CPA, but not a tax one, and this is a VERY complicated issue because you have several different types of expenses associated with the home.

For business travel, many lodging expenses are tax deductible. This could be a HUGE deduction, so collect your paperwork and call up an accountant. Tell him you want a FREE 5 minute consultation, first of all. Say you want to know if your house can be tax deductible. If he says yes, then book a date right away. You'll probably have to invest alot into getting a good accountant before taxes are due, so make sure the deduction will be big.

See the Irs website: http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc511.html

From the IRS's point of view, none. For lodging expenses on business trips, you need actual receipts. You can't issue yourself a bill, so this is a lose, lose situation.