@JSel45 wrote:
This was the email that my employer provided me:
I wanted to confirm that your new role will be based out of the Seattle, WA area, where you will be working directly with our client and strategic partner, XYZ Specifically, you will be working both remotely and out of the XYZ office located in Seattle. I look forward to your continued engagement as you drive closer engagement by working directly out of the XYZ office on a weekly basis.
Moving from Spokane to Seattle (>50 miles).
Does the above qualify a partial exclusion and provide sufficient evidence to the IRS?
The key factor is that this must be an unforeseeable change in your employment circumstances; something you could not have expected when you bought the house. It helps that it says you have a "new role" but I can't guarantee that will be good enough. I can't give specific tax advice, or tell you how a given auditor on a given day would take that letter. If you want someone who will defend you if audited, you will need to pay for professional representation.
