rent expense for taxpayer working out of state
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Taxpayer cannot find a job in Ohio but can find work in New Jersey.
Taxpayer desires to keep Ohio home as primary residence, a dependant child
and taxpayer's parents will occupy the Ohio home.
Taxpayer will rent an apartment in NJ as commuting is out of the question.
Can taxpayer deduct the cost of the apartment anywhere on the 1040.
Taxpayer not sure if the NJ income will be in the form of Wages or Fees.
Please consider both possibilities.
Thank you
Neil
Arthur Kamlet
If TP is working for a company that assigns him to a temporary
out of town assignment which is expected to last less thana year
and which actually does last less than a year, then the temporary
living expenses can be deeducted.
Lacking that, it sounds as if the taxpayer i changing his tax home,
which is different from his Main home. His tax home is important
in calculating commuting, travel and living expenses.
His main home is important for calculating deductible mortgage
interest and the amount of gain to be excluded when sold.
Ohio will assume he is an Ohio full time resident is he has
at least 183 "contact periods" -- see Ohio tax website --
during the year.
Main home evidence is also affected by driver's license,
vehicle registraton, doctor's offices, address where credit
cards and checking accounts and mutual fund and brokerage
accounts go, voter registration, etc.
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ArtKamlet at a o l dot c o m Columbus OH K2PZH
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