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February 27, 2025
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Auxillary lodging

  • February 27, 2025
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Taxpayer is a helicopter pilot. He works 2 weeks on 2 weeks off. He flies men and materials to rig sites in the Gulf of Mexico. His home is in Tennessee. During weeks on, he must live at the Louisiana coast and rents lodging. During weeks off, he returns to his home in Tennessee. His income is W2. Can he deduct the auxillary lodging and if so, how?

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IRonMaN
Level 15
February 27, 2025

No

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qbteachmt
Level 15
February 27, 2025

Are you sure he isn't getting a per diem which covers lodging, meals and incidental expenses? If not, he should be working under An Accountable Plan. Either of these, if abiding to the IRS requirements, would be nontaxable additions to net pay. They might not do it on the paycheck at all, but that's typically the simplest.

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Level 7
February 27, 2025

Excuse me. I think you mean the Gulf of America.  (oops"