A travel expense is a type of business expense. Therefore, you must be able to meet the general business expense requirements in order to claim a deduction. You can't deduct travel expenses to the extent that they are lavish or extravagantâthe expenses must be reasonable considering the facts and circumstances.
Penalties for filing a false police report vary by state and by the type of crime described in the report. In some cases, the filer is only in danger of being charged with a crime if the local police and prosecutor decide to pursue the case and it is later discovered that the report was false.
False report to law enforcement can be charged as a class a misdemeanor. The maximum punishment 12 months in jail and a $2000 fine. Some police take a rather zealous approach to prosecuting false report in domestic cases on the theory that such false reports bring into question the veracity of authentic claims.