Hi,
second tax related question for me.
My account says I can report moving expenses I incurred when moving fro Italy to the US, such as my airplane ticket and the lodging expenses I had to stay in the US until finding a proper home.
However I have some doubts:
1) Publication 521 talks about moving expenses when you move for job. I came here on a DV visa, and started looking for job AFTER coming to the US (not before);
2) A part from the plane ticket, I'd like to deduct the lodging at the hostel/long permanence hotel I stayed for the first three months while I was looking for job (I then moved to a home subrenting a room from its tenant). This is circa $5500... is it too much? Can I deduct this even it's not an expense I had because of job?
Gabriele
second tax related question for me.
My account says I can report moving expenses I incurred when moving fro Italy to the US, such as my airplane ticket and the lodging expenses I had to stay in the US until finding a proper home.
However I have some doubts:
1) Publication 521 talks about moving expenses when you move for job. I came here on a DV visa, and started looking for job AFTER coming to the US (not before);
2) A part from the plane ticket, I'd like to deduct the lodging at the hostel/long permanence hotel I stayed for the first three months while I was looking for job (I then moved to a home subrenting a room from its tenant). This is circa $5500... is it too much? Can I deduct this even it's not an expense I had because of job?
Gabriele