Moving expenses deduction
I have a question with respect to my tax return for 2008. Following is my situation:
1) I moved from India to USA in Jan2008 and worked full time for CompanyA
2) In Mar2008, I switched employers and worked full time for the rest of the year for CompanyB
3) My wife moved to USA to stay with me from March2008
I would like to know if I can claim the moving expenses deduction for 2008.
If yes, I have two questions:
1) What would be the Rupee to Dollar conversion rate that would be applied? Would it be the conversion rate in Jan2008 (time at which tickets were purchased) or the current conversion rate?
2) I do not have bills for any of the moving expenses like air tickets, lodging after arriving in USA, bill for the computer I bought, etc. Is it possible to claim moving expenses deduction under these circumstances?
Thank you very much for your time.