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    Jan 21, 2011, 02:28 PM
    Relocation expense question
    I used to work in California for a company till mid 2010. I then moved to New Jersey, but continued to work for the same company remotely. My office was still in California. I paid for the move myself.

    I then switched jobs and started working for a local company in New Jersey starting January 2011.

    Can I claim my moving expenses as relocation for the new job?

    Thanks,
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    Jan 21, 2011, 02:36 PM

    Yes you can, because you started the new job within 1 year of incurring the move expenses. It doesn't matter whether the move or the job came first - as long as they are within 1 year of each other. And clearly your new home is closer to your new job than your old home was. So you're OK to deduct moving expenses. See Pub 521: Publication 521 (2010), Moving Expenses
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    Jan 22, 2011, 12:35 PM
    Thanks, ebaines.

    Any other experts, AtlantaTaxExpert and MuktaA, would like to weigh in?
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