temp work location,home on weekend.Tax deduction=airfare or limited to lodging and meals amount?

Question

If I fly home on weekends off from a temp work location away from my tax home, can I deduct the airfare? Do I need to limit the deductions to the amount I would have spent on meals and lodging if I had stayed at the temp site? I get conflicting answers to this question.

Answer 1

Surprisingly yes. Go to the middle of page 4 to see in official IRS publication:
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p463.pdf

Answer 2

You can only get a tax deduction on business related things. If your business has temporally transferred you so far you have to fly you can deduct the airfare. You need to check with your tax adviser on the other things. Meals are only covered if it is a business meal. Lodging should be covered, but most deductions of this type are not face value, it's a percentage of what you actually spent. You really need to get ahold of a tax adviser, I do NOT recommend H&R Block. I have a great person, if you live in WI, I can give you her # if you email me a request.

Answer 3

I agree you should see a tax specialist.

I would be concerned that if you took a temporary job away from your home, that is NOT a temporary assignment., That IS your job and the air travel is nothing more than commuting. Commuting is not deductible.

Answer 4

Well, I say thanks to God with a lot of things and you'll never notice because I don't put my hands together and kneel beside my bed, or sit in front of my plate with my eyes closed. Prayer isn't how formal you can appear to the outside world, that's phony. I might be praying as I'm stuffing my face sometimes or gulping down the water.

Answer 5

It depends on how much or what you get reimbursed for by your company. If you are reimbursed you can't take it off of your taxes, so you should consult a tax specialist.