Criswell <ssenate[at]mindless.com> wrote:

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It's my experience that this as well as most temporary
housing expenses are paid for by the agency.

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David M. Woods, EA
Boston, MA 02109

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"D. Stussy" wrote:
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For one thing, a traveling nurse [assuming travel outside
of the regular tax home area] needs certification in every
state traveled to. Whether this is paid by the
employer/agency/whatever, reimbursed, or has to be paid by
the nurse determines income and deductibility. [Just an
example]

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it is an idea that possesses the mind." Robert Bolton
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D. Stussy wrote:

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Because the issue of whether or not a person has a tax home
isn't quite as simple as that. See the recent (2000)
published Tax Court case of Marin I. Johnson, et ux. v.
Commissioner, 115 TC 210 involving the captain of a merchant
ship. As well, it's even possible this person could meet
the generally tougher tests the IRS has tried to impose in
Rev Rul 73-529.

--
Ed Zollars, CPA
Phoenix, Arizona

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"D. Stussy" <kd6lvw[at]bde-arc.ampr.org> wrote:
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Well, having done returns for traveling nurses before, they
don't move their tax home unless they really move their tax
home. They do their assignment and then come back to their
base/home area. Sort of like Rickey Henderson. He's played
for almost half of major league baseball but in the end he
lives wherever it is that he lives, and he doesn't have a
permanent home that goes with him from team to team despite
his on and off field baggage, er luggage.

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David M. Woods, EA
Boston, MA 02109

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Ed Zollars, CPA wrote:
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Traveling is an issue here? Why?

Why isn't it just simply NOT ALLOWABLE as the taxpayer is
an itinerate and therefore takes his/her "tax home" with
him and is therefore never "away from home" in order to
take travel expenses?

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Vvnurse[at]scab.org wrote:

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Best referral is by word of mouth. Ask other Traveling
Nurses from your company who they use. It does not
necessarily have to be a CPA; a good Enrolled Agent, whose
only job is taxes, may be better. Word of mouth seems to be
the best in all situations when you are looking for a pro.

Cindy

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Vvnurse[at]scab.org wrote:

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Well, a pure "specialist" might be difficult to find but, if
one were to exist, other traveling nurses would likely know
about this person. The hitch is that to "specialize" (by
that I mean spend a majority of one's practice in that area)
you need enough volume to make it work.

However, what you likely can find is a CPA who has worked
with other traveling nurses. The key advantage will
primarily be in communication--if the CPA "knows the lingo"
and understands exactly how you work, they are likely to
make it easier to surface tax issues that you might not
otherwise communicate to a practitioner who hadn't worked
with traveling nurses before.

Note that the *tax law* really isn't going to be that unique
for traveling nurses (your lobby isn't as good as the one
for ministers <grin> ), and the general "ordinary and
necessary" business expense rules of Section 162 are going
to primarily govern, along with all the standard issues
(obviously travel will be an issue, as well as documenting
it).

But the issue is that this law has to be applied to your
facts, and someone who knows how you work and what you
actually do day to day will likely know when there's an area
you haven't discussed that you should look into.

--Ed Zollars, CPA Phoenix, Arizona

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Can anyone refer me to a CPA who specializes in tax
deductions for traveling nurses? I live in Texas and want
to assure maximal tax savings, legally. Thanks in advance

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