Transportation (DOT) expense for Truckers

[S&D Associates]

Where do you put DOT expenses such, as meals and lodgeing, for truckers on schedule A?

[Snaggletooth]

All activity, including Revenue, should be reported on Schedule C if trucker is self-employed. If not self-employed, he should be reimbursed by his employer under and "accountable plan" and the reimbursement would be tax free.

[spanel]

Where do you put DOT expenses such, as meals and lodgeing, for truckers on schedule A?

To follow up.. w2 truck drivers per diem hasn't been a thing since 2018.

Chris

[terryats]

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) ended many itemized deductions, deduction for unreimbursed employee business expenses, when it was signed into law in December 2017. The TCJA eliminates the deduction for unreimbursed employee business expenses for tax years 2018 through 2025. Only a few certain W2 employees can now use schedule A for job expenses