Yes. You can deduct your moving expenses for this move as long as the two moving tests are fulfilled.
Before those tests, according to the IRS, "Federal tax laws allow you to deduct your moving expenses if your relocation relates to starting a new job or a transfer to a new location for your present employer. To qualify for the deduction, your new work location must be a sufficient distance from your old home and you must begin working shortly after you arrive."
As complicated as the following rules may sound, TurboTax will easily step you through:
1. Distance test - The distance between your new job location and your former home must be at least 50 miles farther than your previous job location was from that home.
2. Time test - You must work full-time for a minimum of 39 weeks during the initial 12-month period that starts on the day you arrive in the new location. You can still satisfy this requirement when the 39 weeks are not consecutive and even when it's for multiple employers.
Here's what to do:
1. Open (continue) your tax return.
(To do this, sign in to TurboTax and click the orange Take me to my return button.)
2. In the search field, search for moving expenses and then click the "Jump to" link in the search results.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions through the interview.
Are these two questions the only ones necessary? Doesn't the move also have to be "work-related". I moved to a different state to work from home from a location of my choosing. My company allowed the move, but didn't request it. Can the move expenses for this type of move be deducted?