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If I go to a seminar held overseas, may I claim my flights on my tax return?
Disclaimer: My answer is based on US tax law, but I assume Australian situation would be similar. The IRS would not be likely to believe your statement that "I wouldn't have gone to the country if it wasn't for the conference."  A two-week vacation, with a two-day conference in there, certainly looks like you threw in the conference in order to deduct vacation expenses.  At the very least, you would need a good reason why this conference is necessary to your business. If you can give that reason, it would then depend on the specifics of Australian law.  The vacation is clearly not just incidental to the trip. The registration for the conference is always claimable as a business expense.