Adoption expenses

[ChEAr$]

In addition to adoption expenses like attorney fees, court costs, etc, a taxpayer may also include travel expenses, to include lodging and meals.
As for transportation expenses, what mileage rate should be used?
Certainly not 50 cents a mile.

anybody had any guidance yet?

if not, what figure would you choose?

[Nashville]

Why Not?

Since there is no published guidance, why can't we use the business rate (50 cents for 2010) in cases where the rate is not specified?

I don't know whether it has any relevance or not, but the portion of the rate "deemed" to represent depreciation is 23 cents.