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If your husband is living out of town on a temporary work assignment, you can deduct his living expenses (rent, meals, and transportation) while he is spending time in the other city. The IRS defines a temporary work site as somewhere that you are assigned to work for a period that is not expected to last for more than one year. The site is considered temporary until there are facts and circumstances that indicate otherwise.
See the following from IRS Publication 463:
You may regularly work at your tax home and also work at another location. It may not be practical to return to your tax home from this other location at the end of each work day.
Example 1.
You are a construction worker. You live and regularly work in Los Angeles. You are a member of a trade union in Los Angeles that helps you get work in the Los Angeles area. Your tax home is Los Angeles. Because of a shortage of work, you took a job on a construction project in Fresno. Your job was scheduled to end in 8 months. The job actually lasted 10 months.
You realistically expected the job in Fresno to last 8 months. The job actually did last less than 1 year. The job is temporary and your tax home is still in Los Angeles.
If your husband is living out of town on a temporary work assignment, you can deduct his living expenses (rent, meals, and transportation) while he is spending time in the other city. The IRS defines a temporary work site as somewhere that you are assigned to work for a period that is not expected to last for more than one year. The site is considered temporary until there are facts and circumstances that indicate otherwise.
See the following from IRS Publication 463:
You may regularly work at your tax home and also work at another location. It may not be practical to return to your tax home from this other location at the end of each work day.
Example 1.
You are a construction worker. You live and regularly work in Los Angeles. You are a member of a trade union in Los Angeles that helps you get work in the Los Angeles area. Your tax home is Los Angeles. Because of a shortage of work, you took a job on a construction project in Fresno. Your job was scheduled to end in 8 months. The job actually lasted 10 months.
You realistically expected the job in Fresno to last 8 months. The job actually did last less than 1 year. The job is temporary and your tax home is still in Los Angeles.
where do i record these expenses on my tax return?
These posts are referring to a 2017 return or older ... employee business expenses are no longer deductible on a federal return starting with 2018 thru 2025. If your state will allow them then in the deductions & credits tab look for the employee business deductions section form 2106.
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