If you moved to a new state for a job but had to stay in a hotel for 3 nights prior to moving into your new home is the hotel tax deductible aka - count towards a moving expense?

Answer 1

Yes. Basically, in most any situation, the tax that is part of a bill is simply a part of that purchase/expense and it's handling follows with the primary charge No this is not what Im asking for. Is the hotel tax deductible from my federal income taxes. Does it qualify asa a moving expense? And that was what was being answered....presuming the expense is deductible as a moving for business expense (not what you asked, but it seems it would be, but of course like many things tax, it has a number of additional considerations relevant to specific situations, distance of move, etc. - more on that below), the bill that would be deductible includes any taxes (hotel, sales, occupancy, excise, etc) applied to it - for your income taxes those charges follow the handling of the primary charge they relate to. How far you moved and the amount of time you spend on the job will have a major impact on whether you qualify for the tax break. Moves that are only short hops and jobs that are short-term or part-time generally do not qualify. However, if you can satisfy the distance and time tests then job-related moving expenses that you incur may be tax deductible. You will meet the distance test if your new workplace is at least 50 miles further from your former home than your previous workplace was from that home. For example, if your old job was 5 miles from your former home, your new job must be at least 55 miles from that home. The time test requires you work full-time for at least 39 weeks during the 12 months immediately after your move. If you are self-employed, the time test requires you to work full-time for at least 39 weeks during the first 12 months and for a total of at least 78 weeks during the first 24 months after your move. You can deduct your moving expenses on your tax return even though you have not met the time test by the date your return is due if you expect to meet the 39-week or the 78-week test as required. Members of the armed forces do not have to meet these tests if the move was due to a permanent change of station. Reasonable moving expenses are deductible and include the costs of moving your household goods and personal effects to your new home. You can also deduct the expenses of traveling to your new home, including lodging costs. Meals eaten while in transit between your old and new homes are not deductible as moving expenses. No part of the purchase price of your new home may be deducted as a moving expense. You cannot claim a moving expense deduction for expenses covered by reimbursements excluded from income