I think you've answered this question already, but I thought I'd throw in our scenario to see if I understood your answer fully.
My son (age 21) worked as a bike camp coach (as an employee) for 5 weeks, at a mountain resort 200 miles from home. To do this, he rented a room on the resort property -- a kind of a hostel bunking with other staff, for which he paid about $200/week.
If I understood your answer correctly, he would be considered a temporary employee, and his hotel expense would be deductible, and his meal expense would qualify for a per diem deduction (except for weekends when he had his days off???).
Does this sound correct, and is there a specific way he needs to enter the required info into Turbotax?
Thanks a million,
DK
