Where do you put truck driver meal allowances on taxes

[IsabellaG]

In TurboTax Deluxe Online:

• Go to the Federal section and choose Deductions and Credits.

• Scroll down to Employment Expenses and choose Job Expenses for W-2 Income.

• On the screen Do Any of These Uncommon Situations Apply to Your Job? check you are in the transportation industry (see screenshot)

• Continue through the interview questions, until you reach the screen Any Other Expenses? You can enter your per diem in the box Meal expenses covered by department of transportation Rules (enter your total meal expenses here).

• If you are reimbursed for any expenses, you will enter your reimbursement in the screen Tell Us About Reimbursements. 

[Bear2680]

Every year I go through the same thing with turbo tax about where to put per Diem for truck drivers. Really by now I wish you would include it in your program. 

One answer was if you answered your job as in the transportation industry turbo tax would include this question. Well guess what there is no job listing to click on, and even through I put truck driver as occupation nothing relating to that job come about.

Then one answer said put job expenses then a comma in front to jump to that page, well not on the Home and business version.

So here we are again Turbo Tax where in the Home and Business version do you include non paid per diem at $66 a day

[MaryK4]

In the General Information in the Self-Employment section, look for Other Situations and Edit Subject to transportation service limits.

@Bear2680

[Bear2680]

Sorry but I have nothing and I mean nothing that says "Transportation" on my version. 

[MayaD]

To enter Per Diem for truck driver:

1. Log in to your account.
2. Go to Federal Taxes.
3. Go to Deductions and Credits.
4. Scroll down to Employment  expenses and click show more.
5. Scroll down to Job Expenses for W-2 Income and select revisit.
6. Answer Yes to the question  Do you have any employment expenes for W-2 work?
7. Enter your occupation and continue.
8. On the Screen Does your job-related work involve any of these professions or situations? Select They’re in the transportation industry.

[Critter]

@Bear2680 

Are you self employed or an employee ?   The place to enter the per Diem is different for each  and the instructions for both are mentioned above.

[DavidKolbJr]

I have the Home & Business edition and it will not let me enter meal allowances for a truck driver. I am not even getting the same choices for the Deluxe Online edition.

[Critter]

@DavidKolbJr 

Are you a waged employee or  self employed ? 

[DavidKolbJr]

I’m a waged OTR Truck Driver paid by the mile.