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  1. Tax Consultant

    NedRN replied to ryanstum15's topic in Travel

    If you are audited for some other reason and you give the IRS your contract, proving that you incurred expenses at the work location may be required. This is always an issue for truck drivers for...

  2. Winter travel assignments

    NedRN replied to wayemika's topic in Travel

    Glad it is working out! Also nice to read positive

  3. Tax Consultant

    NedRN replied to ryanstum15's topic in Travel

    There is nothing you can do to guarantee an audit free life. Every tax return is put through automated computer analysis to check for issues. In that regard, I would not list travel nurse as your...

  4. Tax Consultant

    NedRN replied to ryanstum15's topic in Travel

    Those GSA location maximums are simply the most a company can reimburse you without receipts without having a hassle with the IRS on their own tax returns or scrutiny of their pay practices. It is...

  5. I think recruiter lied

    NedRN replied to 8-ball's topic in Travel

    Blended originally meant factoring overtime in California with the base rate to come up with a combined base rate. Now it is common to mean total hourly pay with all compensation included. So your...

  6. New to traveling

    NedRN replied to petitefleur86's topic in Travel

    I'll chip in with a couple of those, but you would be well served to get a free membership at PanTravelers and do some reading. 1). Typically RT travel reimbursement is $400 to $800 - not enough to...

  7. tax home question

    NedRN replied to rocket surgery's topic in Travel

    That is a big no! In general, you need to have a residence that you can return to at any time as one of the requirements of a tax home. The workaround if your home is suited is to have a housemate,...

  8. Traveling and PSLF

    NedRN replied to asnssi's topic in Travel

    It sounds like a great program to me! Working for any non-profit is very generous, but does little to solve staffing problems in underserved communities - which I thought was the

  9. Let me know your thoughts -AMN yay or nay?

    NedRN replied to creative scholar's topic in Travel

    Once you pass the interview for Kaiser, you are eligible for all Kaiser jobs. Needs can change quickly which accounts for the changes in facility and pay. This is a crisis rate, so jumping on it is...

  10. Traveling and PSLF

    NedRN replied to asnssi's topic in Travel

    I don't see how working for a private agency would qualify, even though the underlying jobs might fit the category. You would not be adding to the staffing versus another traveler filling the same...

  11. Traveling and PSLF

    NedRN replied to asnssi's topic in Travel

    Typically, you cannot work as a traveler without two years experience after you graduate. So your question can be deferred for perhaps five years or more. The VA has a travel nurse division that...

  12. West vs East Coast?

    NedRN replied to CardiacDork's topic in Travel

    Yup, most tall men have a huge respect advantage. I notice anecdotally that many of the most successful men from CEOs to powerful politicians are tall. Advantage for physicians too. Although there are...

  13. Winter travel assignments

    NedRN replied to wayemika's topic in Travel

    New England is even better in the autumn. I'd try to be there by September

  14. Winter travel assignments

    NedRN replied to wayemika's topic in Travel

    Moral? Legal to be sure. Most people don't appear to know this, but you are allowed to gift the IRS any amount you wish if you have feelings of largess to America or simply feel guilty. Such gifts are...

  15. Travel nurse being asked to float to different hospital?!

    NedRN replied to JLGtravel's topic in Travel

    Well said. As counterpoint, there are a few contracts that are well known to float travelers to other facilities. That can be really bad if say you are in Dallas and the other facility is two hours...

  16. Should I accept this assignment?

    NedRN replied to penlite28's topic in Travel

    A threshold pay to leave home is dandy for experienced travelers. If the OP is indeed a first time traveler, she doesn't, or shouldn't have a threshold yet. In the unlikely event that the OP having...

  17. Travel nurse being asked to float to different hospital?!

    NedRN replied to JLGtravel's topic in Travel

    Talk to your agency. Often contracts are with health systems, not specific hospitals. I have floated to separate hospitals on rare occasions but always viewed it as an adventure, not as an issue. If...

  18. Should I accept this assignment?

    NedRN replied to penlite28's topic in Travel

    When you buy a car, do you start asking people on the street if an offer is fair? Nope, you shop around. That is the only way you will determine your fair market price in a given location with your...

  19. West vs East Coast?

    NedRN replied to CardiacDork's topic in Travel

    Accents, culture, climate, and scenery. The compromises between those differences are personal and frankly I don't see how you can find out your balance without trying different locations yourself....

  20. New truck before or after?

    NedRN replied to MattyIrie's topic in Travel

    Stick with the Subaru. I started traveling in 1995 with a Subaru FWD used wagon with I think 100K miles purchased privately for $2,500 - virtually my entire savings - I didn't have a car. Darn thing...

  21. Travel nursing

    NedRN replied to 1lusu's topic in Travel

    Go! Prepare to get your mind blown by the working conditions and pay (and housing

  22. Canadians for travel assignments in the US

    NedRN replied to chinotto_21's topic in Travel

    While "np locum" is the better search term, "np travel" only returns good hits as well and you learn the word locum just from the results. I don't know how you can miss with Google unless you simply...

  23. Canadians for travel assignments in the US

    NedRN replied to chinotto_21's topic in Travel

    No Google up north? A simple "np locum" returned a kazillion NP

  24. help with pay package

    NedRN replied to cincin1222's topic in Travel

    The only way to get fair market prices for your experience and a given location is to have a relationship with several agencies. Pay can also be very fluid depending on current needs so someone else's...

  25. help with pay package

    NedRN replied to cincin1222's topic in Travel

    There is a free and fairly easy to use calculator just for comparing these complicated agency offers on a level playing field. You will see which one has the highest total pay or the highest net pay -...