Off to Two Mines
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Another peculiar situation for a tax home occurs when a
worker is on the road constantly. The IRS agent may
consider that such a person has no tax home and therefore
can't deduct expenses for business travel away from home.
There are three main criteria for establishing a tax home
in this case: (a) Some work is done in the vicinity of the
person's residence. (b) Rent is paid on the residence even
when the person is on the road. (c) The residence is in an
area where the person was raised or has lived for some
time, or a family member lives in the area.
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If you and your spouse work in different locations, bear in
mind that you may have different tax homes, even if you
file a joint return.
What if you're assigned a temporary position by your
employer at a distant location? In order to maintain that
your original tax home continues as your tax home,
therefore making your travel and living expenses while on
assignment deductible, you'll have to prove that the
assignment was for a known limited length of time (less
than one year in one recent tax case), and that you've
maintained your original residence. Having a family at the
original residence (and tax home) is an important
criterion.
You'll save enough for property in the country sooner not
only by holding two jobs to bring in more income but also
by paying close attention to taxes.
Where to Get IRS Forms and Publications
For free IRS materials, write to your area Forms
Distribution Center. If you don't know what you want, ask
for Publication 910, "Taxpayer's Guide to IRS Information,
Assistance, and Publications. "
NORTHEAST (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Eastern New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont):
P.O. Box 1040, Methuen, MA 01844.
WESTERN NEW YORK: P.O. Box 260, Buffalo, NY 14201.
MIDATLANTIC (Delaware, District of Columbia,
Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia): P.O. Box
25866, Richmond, VA 23260.
SOUTHEAST (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee): Caller No.
848, Atlanta, GA 30370.
MIDWEST (Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West
Virginia): P.O. Box 6900, Florence, KY 41042.
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