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I thought I would start this thread to pull everyone's collective heads together to see if we can help each other in getting the most out of our tax returns due to job related tax deductions.
Some of the deductions I know about are:
1. Tax free meals if an employer supplies you with meals but does not allow you to be "away" from your desk for required breaks due to the nature of the job. I figure as long as the company allows a vending machine with food in it to be in our office, then those are provided meals that we must pay for and should be used as a deduction. Any thoughts?
2. Any supplies, or expenses, not provided or reimbursed by the company for our annual training. This seems to me that it would include notebooks, pencils/pens, lodging and meals. When you are out doing your jumpseating, you get paid an hourly wage and per diem, but does that cover the full expense of the trip required to keep current?
3. People who received their license in 2006 can claim the full amount of the classes, lodging, transportation and meals under an education deduction as long as none of that money was reimbursed or covered by your employer.
4. Any item bought for the daily use of your job not supplied or reimbursed by the company. Such items would be cordless mice, footrests, lumbar support pads, glare screens, etc.
5. Moving expenses not reimbursed by the company. This job demands that people usually move somewhere and I don't believe any airline out there reimburses for moving expenses. I deducted my moving van, gas, 2 months of living in a hotel before I actually found a place to live, and the food during that time. Got one hell of a nice return off that last year.
Does anyone know of any other deductions we can claim on federal and/or state income taxes? Or would anyone like to expand on any of the aforementioned deductions I've outlined?
Some of the deductions I know about are:
1. Tax free meals if an employer supplies you with meals but does not allow you to be "away" from your desk for required breaks due to the nature of the job. I figure as long as the company allows a vending machine with food in it to be in our office, then those are provided meals that we must pay for and should be used as a deduction. Any thoughts?
2. Any supplies, or expenses, not provided or reimbursed by the company for our annual training. This seems to me that it would include notebooks, pencils/pens, lodging and meals. When you are out doing your jumpseating, you get paid an hourly wage and per diem, but does that cover the full expense of the trip required to keep current?
3. People who received their license in 2006 can claim the full amount of the classes, lodging, transportation and meals under an education deduction as long as none of that money was reimbursed or covered by your employer.
4. Any item bought for the daily use of your job not supplied or reimbursed by the company. Such items would be cordless mice, footrests, lumbar support pads, glare screens, etc.
5. Moving expenses not reimbursed by the company. This job demands that people usually move somewhere and I don't believe any airline out there reimburses for moving expenses. I deducted my moving van, gas, 2 months of living in a hotel before I actually found a place to live, and the food during that time. Got one hell of a nice return off that last year.
Does anyone know of any other deductions we can claim on federal and/or state income taxes? Or would anyone like to expand on any of the aforementioned deductions I've outlined?
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