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Moving expenses are deductible as an adjustment from income, and employment expenses are a miscellaneous itemized deduction.
To enter moving expenses, follow these instructions:
The rules for moving expenses are found in IRS Publication 521. This is an excerpt from an explanation in IRS Tax Topic 455:
“You can deduct your moving expenses if you meet all three of the following requirements:
Move Related to Start of Work - Your move must closely relate both in time and in place to the start of work at your new location. You can consider moving expenses incurred within one year from the date you first reported to work at the new location as closely related in time to the start of work. A move generally relates closely in place if the distance from your new home to the new job location isn't more than the distance from your former home to the new job location. For exceptions to these requirements, see Publication 521, Moving Expenses.
The distance test - Your new workplace must be at least 50 miles farther from your old home than your old job location was from your old home. If you had no previous workplace, your new job location must be at least 50 miles from your old home.
The time test - If you're an employee, you must work full-time for at least 39 weeks during the first 12 months immediately following your arrival in the general area of your new job location. If you're self-employed, you must work full time for at least 39 weeks during the first 12 months and for a total of at least 78 weeks during the first 24 months immediately following your arrival in the general area of your new work location. There are exceptions to the time test in case of death, disability, and involuntary separation, among other things. See Publication 521 for these exceptions.”
If you meet the requirements discussed above, you can deduct the following expenses associated with your move:
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