Can I bill my airplane travel expenses to a client?

First - thanks all for the replies.

I figure it cost me about $130 an hour to fly my '79 TR-182, including
direct and indirect costs. My usual trip to see my client in Phoenix takes
about 8 hours round trip, or $1,040. I can fly economy commercial, and park
my car for about $500. While I'd love to charge my client the difference, I
really can't justify it. On the other hand, I'll happily pay the incremental
$540 out of pocket and have my own first class seat...


Michael



"Tom S." wrote in message
...

For example: if he calculates his plane costs $175 per hour to operate
with
all direct costs and reserves (maint, OH, avionics), can he bill that to
the
client?

He's not billing the client for HIS compensation (unless his contract
allows
him to bill at his normal hourly rate for travel time).