hopefultraveler

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1. Traveling without a tax home

   hopefultraveler replied to B_OTT's topic in Travel

   Yeah that's true!! $400 a month would still save both parties money. I have an aunt who lives alone who would probably be willing to allow me to use her address, especially if I pay her $400 a month...

2. Traveling without a tax home

   hopefultraveler replied to B_OTT's topic in Travel

   Is there a minimum rent payment one would need to have in order to qualify for tax free allowances on travel? For example, if I pay my aunt $100 a month to rent out a room and use her address as my...

3. Traveling without a tax home

   hopefultraveler replied to B_OTT's topic in Travel

   Hey NedRN, correct me if I am wrong but I also read in my research that you are allowed to gift an individual up to $20,000...so if you are paying rent to a family member couldn't they gift that money...

4. Traveling without a tax home

   hopefultraveler replied to B_OTT's topic in Travel

   Right, it is definitely their responsibility. I just wanted to add it in there because if you are claiming a friend or family member's address as your tax home and you are paying them rent in order to...

5. Traveling without a tax home

   hopefultraveler replied to B_OTT's topic in Travel

   Yeah, I completely agree with NedRN. Your tax guy doesn't know what he is talking about. Here is a link to a great website's FAQ page about travel taxes....

6. Traveling without a tax home

   hopefultraveler replied to B_OTT's topic in Travel

   Thanks for the reply, Ned! My recruiter seemed so surprised I was raising those questions and said that he had never heard of these issues before in all his 12 years of experience...hmmm. What if I...

7. Traveling without a tax home

   hopefultraveler replied to B_OTT's topic in Travel

   I am so glad you raised this question, because I am also having difficulty with this. I have been doing extensive research the past few weeks on travel nursing, and the thing that has stumped me the...