One of my jobs is working for the Dept. of Health & Human Services, National Disaster Medical System(NDMS). We meet regularly to train for possible activation for a disaster. However, we are only paid when actually deployed. In 2016 I did not receive any orders for deployment and therefore did not receive any pay from them or a W-2 from them.
I did, however, incur expenses when I traveled to training exercises. These exercises were over 100 miles from my home.
Can I still claim these expenses even though I received no income from this job this year? Or, would these expenses fall under charitable giving since this is for helping people in case of a disaster?
