Union hall employee on temporary assignment out of state. Can he deduct mileage each day to work? Can he get meal per diem each day he is away? Hotel expenses/per diem?

[TaxGuyBill · Accepted solution]

Your description sounds like they qualify to deduct the meal per diem and actual hotel expenses on Form 2106.

That deduction will be eliminated in 2018 (tax returns filed early in 2019).

[Swampland]

Thanks. Also does he get mileage for commuting from hotel room to same job site each day while out of town?

[taxes96786]

All of your questions can be answered by reading the instructions or Pub 17 employee travel/mileage expenses

[TaxGuyBill]

Yes.