Aunc.1691 net.taxes utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!duke!unc!wm Mon Jan 11 22:19:30 1982 Hint of the week (ucbvax.5707 followup) When I returned to school last year I moved myself, and yes, most of the moving expenses were deductable (even if you take the standard deduction, they are counted as adjustments to income). Be careful, if you move and take a part time job (such as an assistantship) your expenses may NOT be deductable. Some points to consider in advance: Be sure you have been offered a job in advance, i.e. you have a letter stating that you have an assistantship BEFORE any of your incurred expenses. The IRS is only looking to count expenses you incur because of a job that requires you to move. Moving, and then looking for a job, is usually not deductable. In my case, a half time assistantship was not enought to deduct my moving expenses, I had to show that I would earn money doing consulting, and that my education would further my consulting career before the IRS would allow the deduction. My wife didn't have a job when we moved, if we had gotten her one before, instead of waiting until after the move for her to look for one, then that would have sufficed instead. Of course, this was on the 1980 tax year, and the rules have probably changed. If you are planning to move, call the IRS and get the scoop. Often a simple change of plans will make all the difference between what could be a several thousand dollar deduction, or an audit. And ALWAYS save all your receipts. ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.