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I do have a tax home and it's about 400 miles away

I'm in process of doing my taxes for last year. I started traveling last year in July and I haven't taken a break since I started. I work as a traveler Hospice RN. I was told last year by a fellow traveler to save all my receipts. I.E gas, groceries, meals. But I'm confused since I get a stipend why should I save my receipts? Especially the fuel receipts as I get paid .56 cents a mile when using my vehicle to go to patient to patient homes. At any rate I did save all my receipts at his recommendation and I went to a tax person and he told me that he is going to research the stipend but he is nearly sure I can't itemize these receipts. But I can use receipts for a nursing bag, stethoscope scrubs etc. Whatever the job requires me to use for the job. My second question is this. I just extended my contract again with the same place. This new contract starts at the end of April and runs until the end of July. I know that the IRS considers a traveler not being a traveler if they work travel nursing for a year. The traveler is considered permanent if they work as a traveler for one straight year. I will be 4 days over the one year mark in July when the new contract ends. Is there a grace period of days after one year or is it exact? thanks in advance

I work for CORE and I'm in the California Bay area. I work with a Hospice agency and have been on the same job since last year in July. My recruiter is wonderful and I have had her since day one. I think it depends on your relationship with your recruiter as that's real important that there is a good comfort zone for you. I talk to her maybe once a month. She has mentioned to me several times that I'm not high maintenance Nurse and don't call her with complaints or gripes about the job site.

Thanks Everyone for all the input. Very helpful to me.

Thanks Ned. I will take your advice. I read in my contract with Core that I'm not allowed to work for another travel company for a year after my departure with Core. I don't know how binding that is but I do understand the logic in your advice.

I'm excited, nervous and curious. I have been a Nurse since 1996 and have taken the dive into travel nursing. I have over 15 years working in Home Health and Hospice case managing. I start my first assignment in a couple of weeks in San Francisco East Bay area. I'm staying in the field of Hospice and the Hospice agency has been around for a long time and is a not for profit agency. I choose Core medical for my travel company as a fellow friend worked for them for 2 years and gave them very positive reviews. My Recruiter is wonderful and has been very helpful since day one of communication. I am very familiar with the bay area and central California. I know the bay area is very expensive and the housing department from Core Medical suggested staying at an Extended Stay but I have looked on Airbnb and Craigslist and I have found some connections for studios or 1 bedroom apartments that cost the same as an Extended Stay. I love my privacy and quiet so I hope I'm making the right choice of going with a studio as opposed to an Extended Stay. I think it's a no brainer but being a first time traveler I have butterflies in my stomach and I'm second guessing myself a lot which is abnormal for me. Any input or suggestions would be welcome. Thanks!