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marluke_S
Feb 3, 2011, 01:04 PM

AtlantaTaxExpert
Feb 14, 2011, 04:14 PM
IF you were married prior to your arrival to the United States in 2005, then, yes, you can claim his moving expenses as well.

If you married AFTER arriving in the United States then the move is NOT deductible.

MukatA
Feb 15, 2011, 05:15 AM
Closely related in time.
You can generally consider moving expenses incurred within 1 year from the date you first reported to work at the new location as closely related in time to the start of work. It is not necessary that you arrange to work before moving to a new location, as long as you actually go to work in that location.
If you do not move within 1 year of the date you begin work, you ordinarily cannot deduct the expenses unless you can show that circumstances existed that prevented the move within that time.

AtlantaTaxExpert
Feb 15, 2011, 09:57 AM
Overseas moves of a married couple CAN, in my experince, fall into the extraordinary circumstnaces that allow for a five year delay.

I have successfully file returns with such delays in moving expenses.