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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 58, Travel Expenses — Tax Home and Away from Home
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This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.
In this episode you will learn:
- Your 'tax home' is defined as your main place of business, which may be different from your family's residence.
- Travel expenses are only deductible if you are 'away from home' long enough to require sleep or rest.
- A work assignment is considered temporary, allowing for deductible travel expenses, if it is realistically expected to last one year or less.
- If a temporary job is extended to last more than one year, it becomes an indefinite assignment, and the location becomes your new tax home from the moment the expectation changes.
- Deductible travel costs include transportation and lodging, but meal expenses are generally limited to a 50% deduction.
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