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A HERETIC I AM

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Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Tue Apr 16, 2019, 12:25 AM

Apr 2019

The Per Diem Allowance for transportation workers subject to hours of service regulations.

In 2017 that was $63 for every day away from home, and 3/4 of that for the days leaving and the days returning. So if I had a 3 day trip, I could deduct $47.25 for the day I left, $63 for the next day and another $47.25 for the day I returned.

In ‘17 it amounted to $14,000 or so for me, with all the multi-day trips I do regularly.

I think it was 80% of that total that was taken off my gross, so it reduced my AGI and therefore my tax burden significantly.

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