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- Subject: Moving expenses
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- Date: 18 Nov 92 15:18:46 GMT
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- To be eligible for a moving expense deduction, an employee must be
- employeed on a full-time basis at the new location for 39 weeks in the
- 2 month perod. However if you don't meet the test you can still file for
- the deduction on your next tax return.
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- 2. What you can deduct:
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- 1. Moving your stuff from the old house to the new.
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- 2. M
- 2. Moving you and your family. This includes meals, transportation (including
- about nine cents per mile traveled.)
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- 3. You can take a deduction for advanced house-hunting trips (including
- meals and lodgin.)
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- 4. You can deduct temporary living expenses.
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- 3. How much you can deduct:
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- There is no limit to the deduction allowed for traveling and moving.
- there is a $1,500 limit for house-hunting and temporary living expenses.
- Pleazse note: You are limited to 80
- % of all costs of eating.
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- Get a hold of Form 3903 fromm the IRS to fill out the deductions.
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- There are a few complications so you might want to hire a tax guru for this
- one. He/she shouldn't charge you much because it is relatively simple for
- us dudes with tax accounting backgrounds.
-
- Any other questions? Give me an e-mail at the above address.
-
- Ciao.
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- I make no guarantees implied or expressed of any tax information given over
- electronic medium. If you blindly take my advice without checking t out yorself
- you deserve to be audited.
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