pipe line worker

[JenMO]

have a client who works on the pipeline in ND, lives in Kansas. Works for 4-6 weeks and then comes home for a couple of weeks. Residency is KS, owns a home, has family. Could the mileage between home and ND be deductible as an employee business expense?

[Gretel]

Temporary?

Is this a temporary job?

[JenMO]

not really, he goes and works for a while, pretty much nonstop, and then gets days off to come home. He may go to MT in the next few months, and do the same thing over again. But he has been in ND for a couple of years. I guess not temporary (at least for under one year). He asked, I didn't think so, but needed to confirm. Thanks

[ddoshan]

have a client who works on the pipeline in ND, lives in Kansas. Works for 4-6 weeks and then comes home for a couple of weeks. Residency is KS, owns a home, has family. Could the mileage between home and ND be deductible as an employee business expense?

Does he work for a company from ND? Is his work in various areas of ND? For example, he could be working various areas in ND which could constitute temporary job locations. Just the fact that he has worked in ND for two years would not necessarily preclude him from some employee travel / business expenses.

These employee expenses can get to be a pain in the neck. One thing to keep in mind is to determine his tax home then go from there.