If I live a long way from my office (65 miles) and I have a really late work night and early morning, would an overnight hotel cost be tax deductible?

mmccorvey1 — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 16:40:03 GMT

With traffic, that 65 miles can be up to 2 hours each way.

No, it is not. Only lodging and transportation expenses c...

CherylW — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 16:40:05 GMT

No, it is not.

Only lodging and transportation expenses connected with travel away from your tax home are deductible.

This, from the 2017 Instructions for IRS Form 2016, Employee Business Expenses:

Tax home. Generally, your tax home is your regular or main place of business or post of duty regardless of where you maintain your family home. If you don't have a regular or main place of business because of the nature of your work, then your tax home may be the place where you regularly live.

topic If I live a long way from my office (65 miles) and I have a really late work night and early morning, would an overnight hotel cost be tax deductible? in Deductions & credits

If I live a long way from my office (65 miles) and I have a really late work night and early morning, would an overnight hotel cost be tax deductible?

No, it is not. Only lodging and transportation expenses c...