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Andrew Schwartz CPA
Jan 3, 2005 - 5:45PM
Re: travel deduction question

According to the IRS, if your job assignment is slated to last for a year or less, it is considered to be a temporary work location. Even so, commuting from your home to that place of business is only deductible if one of the following three criteria is met:

1. The temporary work location is outside of the metropolitan area where you live.

2. You have one or more regular work locations away from home.

3. Your principal place of business is within your home.


It appears that you will meet #2, and therefore, your commuting to the temporary work location appears to be deductible.

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