Aucbvax.5707 net.taxes utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!wildbill Mon Jan 11 12:14:06 1982 Hint of the week ...of particular interest to those who have either just entered or just left an educational institution last year: If you have moved to a new location in order to take a job at that location, the IRS considers certain expenses incurred in the move deductible if your present or former employer did not pay for them. As far as the IRS is concerned, a job consists of anything which they can collect on. Anybody who is not claimed as a dependent on another person's return qualifies. Things you can claim include: Cost of a trip to the area to find a place to live Meals, lodging, transportation around your new area while looking Cost of renting moving equipment/hiring a mover Cost of transportation from old area to new area if you went back after finding a place And lots, lots more All this works if your new job is more than 35 miles from where you were living before, even if your new job is only part-time (such as a Teaching Assistant or part-time Instructor, or even (if you can actually support yourself on such a ridiculous income) hashing at McDonalds???). An IRS form, "Moving Expenses", is required, and there is a publication that goes with it. Consult your 1040 for details. ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.