https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-stayed-in-a-hotel-for-a-week-prior-to-moving-so-that-i-could-start-working-a-new-job-can-i-deduct/01/134000#M17956 The job was greater than 50 miles from my old home. Also, during the move, my whole family was in a hotel for another week after moving from one home before we could move in to our new home, can I deduct that week's hotel expense as well? Sat, 01 Jun 2019 06:36:21 GMT null34 2019-06-01T06:36:21Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-stayed-in-a-hotel-for-a-week-prior-to-moving-so-that-i-could-start-working-a-new-job-can-i-deduct/01/134000#M17956 The job was greater than 50 miles from my old home. Also, during the move, my whole family was in a hotel for another week after moving from one home before we could move in to our new home, can I deduct that week's hotel expense as well? Sat, 01 Jun 2019 06:36:21 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-stayed-in-a-hotel-for-a-week-prior-to-moving-so-that-i-could-start-working-a-new-job-can-i-deduct/01/134000#M17956 null34 2019-06-01T06:36:21Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/no-that-is-a-personal-living-expense-and-it-is-not-deduc/01/134004#M17957 No. That is a personal living expense and it is not deductible.<BR />You will find what is and is not deductible as a moving expense in IRS Pub. 521:<BR /><A rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p521.pdf">https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p521.pdf</A> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 06:36:22 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/no-that-is-a-personal-living-expense-and-it-is-not-deduc/01/134004#M17957 jerry2000 2019-06-01T06:36:22Z