Boooooooom! Let’s do this thang!
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I’ve had a couple of friends say that they saw that pinburgh is going to 5 divisions this year but I only see mention of 4 on the website. Anyone know anything about how many divisions there will be and what the cutoffs and prize pools are?
Yes, five divisions. No other announcement has been made.
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Finals are on Saturday like usual right? Asking for a friend.
No changes to schedule.
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Saturday’s schedule might change slightly, But all Pinburgh finals will be completed on Saturday.
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It will be interesting to see if Westin will get a good occupancy rate at a plus $300 per night compared to last year with taxes being around $160 per night. After Omni being sold out I see plenty scrambling for places to stay at a reasonable rate or will see more travel from outskirts to get a room.
And the over-under for how many Pinburghers stay at the Westin that aren’t treating it as a business expense is … ?
How much does reporting stay as business expense actually save a person? Curious.
Nothing unless they do it all the time… or claim your hobby as some business.
Your unreimbursed business expenses as an employee need to exceed 2% of your AGI to even be considered.
It only really comes into play if you start playing games with self-employment, hobby businesses, etc.
It’s more related to this conversation really in terms of gambling gains vs expenses.
wonder if i can count it as a business expense now…
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2% is all? Consulting my accountant.
Thanks.
The shorthand way to think about it is that you’d get an X% discount on whatever you’re spending, where X is your tax rate.
It still is cheaper to stay in a cheaper room though. 
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lol i’m sure you can, but it likely wouldn’t help you at all unless you’re itemizing deductions.
Can we move Thursday a couple hours earlier to enable us to go see Radiohead afterwards?
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May I also be excused to go see Radiohead?
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Radiohead are only playing at that time because they couldn’t get Pinburgh tickets.
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Wednesday night would have worked out nicely, but I bought tickets for Detroit instead.
I’m open to bribes. Cash only.