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    Business Trip or Commute?

    Client live in town. He is self employed. Clients Wife & her brother inherited a ranch, working,
    about 200 miles from town.. Brother lives on ranch and oversees it.
    Clients wife will drive down to see about the ranch and check the books maybe 4 times
    a year. 400 miles round trip.
    Are these commuting or business miles for the wife?
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    #2
    I opt for business miles. She stays overnight, right? I don't think you ever have commuting miles if you stay overnight. Already because of the distance, even if she doesn't stay overnight, I vote for business miles. It outside of her metropolitan area.

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      #3
      Business Miles

      I would also say these are not commuting miles.

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        #4
        Sounds like this could be a passive activity for the wife. Doesn't appear the material participation rules are met based on the limited facts in the post.

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          #5
          Miles

          Drive to ranch to "check the books", no office in home?????
          Sounds like a commute to me.
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