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Tax claim for moving to the US
Simple (item type) tax advice concerning what, if anything, I can claim for in moving across to the US where we have started all over again.Thats if I can ? or is it best left to a tax professional.
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Re: Tax claim for moving to the US
Originally Posted by Dogbyte
(Post 7178084)
Simple (item type) tax advice concerning what, if anything, I can claim for in moving across to the US where we have started all over again.Thats if I can ? or is it best left to a tax professional.
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Re: Tax claim for moving to the US
Originally Posted by dunroving
(Post 7178101)
Best left to a GOOD tax professional. I was told by an H&R Block tax specialist that the inclusion of job-related relocation expenses was not supposed to include international moves. I didn't trust him as far as I could spit.
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Re: Tax claim for moving to the US
Originally Posted by peteandvanessa
(Post 7178329)
Interesting, we used H&R Block as well a couple of years ago when we filed. They said the exact opposite and put in all of our international move expenses.
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Re: Tax claim for moving to the US
The difference may be a transfer ..ie an L-1... call it company forced you
or self decided .... |
Re: Tax claim for moving to the US
Originally Posted by Ray
(Post 7178862)
The difference may be a transfer ..ie an L-1... call it company forced you
or self decided .... |
Re: Tax claim for moving to the US
Originally Posted by sambapink
(Post 7178931)
I don't think it matters - well it certainly isn't stipulated.
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Re: Tax claim for moving to the US
Originally Posted by Dogbyte
(Post 7178812)
How interesting and not disputing either, if poss pm me with any 'brief' details as to what type of things you claimed for 'cos I havent got a clue,we kept all our receipts for everything but realistic we know most wont apply but...I would be grateful for any help....for-armed is for-warned, as they say !
Just pulled my 2005 tax filing. I kept all receipts for the moving costs and showed them to H&R Block. They allowed us to put in $14,295 of moving expenses (on form 3903), since the move was > 50 miles :-) The moving expenses included the complete costs for: 1. Shipment of dog and cat 2. Furniture shipment + packing fees The only thing we didn't claim for was temporary lodging + food(couldn't claim for those) H&R applied this fully to my 2005 tax year, so saved a bundle in taxes that year :-) |
Re: Tax claim for moving to the US
Originally Posted by Dogbyte
(Post 7178812)
How interesting and not disputing either, if poss pm me with any 'brief' details as to what type of things you claimed for 'cos I havent got a clue,we kept all our receipts for everything but realistic we know most wont apply but...I would be grateful for any help....for-armed is for-warned, as they say !
actual cost of moving household goods, personal possessions, vehicles and pets. Includes expenditure for connecting disconnecting utilites, packing and crating, insurance for transported goods etc. Also included is 'reasonable cost' of travel and lodgings. If your employer reimbursed some or all of costs then obviously that will be offset. |
Re: Tax claim for moving to the US
Originally Posted by Ray
(Post 7178947)
Moving to improve your life style should not be...
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Re: Tax claim for moving to the US
Originally Posted by sambapink
(Post 7178985)
Sorry Ray I misunderstood - yes it has to be work related. But he doesn't have to be 'sent' to the area to work. He just has to meet the work time requirement.
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Re: Tax claim for moving to the US
Originally Posted by dunroving
(Post 7178101)
I was told by an H&R Block tax specialist that the inclusion of job-related relocation expenses was not supposed to include international moves. I didn't trust him as far as I could spit.
If you meet the requirements under Who Can Deduct Moving Expenses, earlier, you can deduct expenses for a move to the area of a new main job location within the United States or its possessions. Your move may be from one U.S. location to another or from a foreign country to the United States. http://www.irs.gov/publications/p521...blink100043367 You were right not to trust him... |
Re: Tax claim for moving to the US
Originally Posted by hobbes79
(Post 7180771)
Moves to Locations in the United States
If you meet the requirements under Who Can Deduct Moving Expenses, earlier, you can deduct expenses for a move to the area of a new main job location within the United States or its possessions. Your move may be from one U.S. location to another or from a foreign country to the United States. http://www.irs.gov/publications/p521...blink100043367 You were right not to trust him... |
Re: Tax claim for moving to the US
Originally Posted by Bob
(Post 7180844)
unless you moved from a border town in Canada to another border town in the US, if the distance was less than 50 miles :D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Diomede Little Diomede Island is located about 40 km (25 mi) west from the mainland, in the middle of the Bering Strait. It is only 1 km (0.6 mi) from the International Date Line and about 4 km (2.4 mi) from the Russian island of Big Diomede :D Now that would be some pretty scary and cold border hopping :eek: |
Re: Tax claim for moving to the US
Originally Posted by hobbes79
(Post 7180885)
Good point! Same could be said if you move from the island Big Diomede to the island Little Diomede, a distance of just 2.4 miles but represents moving from Russia to the US
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Diomede Little Diomede Island is located about 40 km (25 mi) west from the mainland, in the middle of the Bering Strait. It is only 1 km (0.6 mi) from the International Date Line and about 4 km (2.4 mi) from the Russian island of Big Diomede :D Now that would be some pretty scary and cold border hopping :eek: |
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