Moving Expenses - Temporary Lodging until all our goods came to our new home. Can I claim the lodging?

djt002 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:19:25 GMT

We arrived at the city where I was going to be working and bought a home almost right away but it took 10 weeks for the mortgage and escrow to complete.

No. Deductible moving expenses are limited to: Moving...

IsabellaG — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:19:27 GMT

No. Deductible moving expenses are limited to:

Moving your household goods and personal effects (including in-transit or foreign-move storage expenses), and
Traveling (including lodging but not meals) to your new home.

See this link to IRS Publication 521. The Illustrated Example shows that temporary living expenses aren’t deductible.

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Moving Expenses - Temporary Lodging until all our goods came to our new home. Can I claim the lodging?

No. Deductible moving expenses are limited to: Moving...