Moving expenses

To have deductible moving expenses there must be at least 50 miles between your new job location and former house.  Taxpayer must work fulltime at the new location for at least 39 weeks in the 12 month period following the move.  Deductible expenses include:

-     Costs of moving household goods and personal effects

-     Travel expenses including lodging and mileage, but not meals for one trip for each member of the household

-     Storage and insuring household goods for 30 consecutive days after moving out of the prior home and before moving into the new home 

Nondeductible expenses include:

-          Expenses of buying or selling a home

-          Meal expenses

-          Pre-move house hunting expenses

-          Temporary living expenses