A client visited Cuba last year (2011) on a humanitarian mission organized by a US 501(c)3 organization. She was told by a CPA friend that 80% of her out-of-pocket costs would be deductible. I've asked her to ask this CPA why he thinks only 80% is deductible. Shouldn't all of her costs be deductible, subject to the usual rules for deducting charitable out-of-pocket expenses, or is there something different about Cuba?
Ira Smilovitz Leonia, NJ