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Can company over the road truck drivers claim per diem on their 2018 tax return

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MichaelL1Answer

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If you are a W-2 employee in 2018, with the new tax law changes there is no longer an Employee Business Expense seduction, so No they cannot claim per Diem for being away overnight.

Only a owner operator (none W-2 employee) can claim this.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3300622

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As a company over the road driver can I claim any deductions

MichaelL1Answer

Level 15

If you are a W-2 employee in 2018, with the new tax law changes there is no longer an Employee Business Expense seduction, so No they cannot claim per Diem for being away overnight.

Only a owner operator (none W-2 employee) can claim this.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3300622