Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    hendrata01's Avatar
    hendrata01 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #1

    Aug 30, 2006, 10:50 AM
    OPT "business trip" deduction
    Hello,

    I am a student working under F-1 OPT and expecting an H-1 soon.

    I heard that while working under OPT, I am allowed to treat it as an "extended business trip", meaning that the housing/food/transportation expenses during this period are not taxable. Is this true? If so, where is the document that says so?

    Thank you
    AtlantaTaxExpert's Avatar
    AtlantaTaxExpert Posts: 21,836, Reputation: 846
    Senior Tax Expert
    		  
    #2

    Aug 30, 2006, 02:07 PM
    First, when you took the OPT position, did you move from where you lived while on F-1? If not, then you cannot claim any deduction.

    Second, if the OPT is longer than a year, even if you moved, the IRS does not consider it a "temporary" work assignment and the housing/food/transportation expenses would not be considered deductible.
Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions
 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

Fan Blower not working in "ON" or "AUTO" in heat or AC [ 13 Answers ]

Got home from the Brewer game this afternoon and noticed the house was warm(78). Outside was 91. I checked the T-stat and it was set correct. Noticed the air vents weren't blowing anything. Went outside and the condenser and fan was running fine. Then I went downstairs to the furnace unit to see...

Who did this song: from the 80's, probably called "typical" or "that's typical" [ 2 Answers ]

Some lyrics as I hear them: Windowsill, my elbow's numb As I heard the door go and saw your car As it glides onto the road Double wasted dumbness Sodding off and I can't hear you go And that's typical There you sit in the driving seat

"ED" (Pronounced "Ayed") [ 4 Answers ]

Further comment re Morganite's comment in the initial discussion of the "ED":i.e., "The altar was built on Jordan's West Bank (some say on the East Bank)." I was reading an article recently that stated that archeologists searched for some time on the "East Bank" for the "ED" -- to no avail. ...

View more questions Search