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Enrolled Agent Exam [Part 2] 58, Travel Expenses — Tax Home and Away from Home
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- Finance Exam Prep
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- Jun 24, 2026
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- 201
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Summary
This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - Your 'tax home' is defined as your main place of business, which may be different from your family's residence. - Travel expenses are only deductible if you are 'away from home' long enough to require sleep or rest. - A work assignment is considered temporary, allowing for deductible travel expenses, if it is realistically expected to last one year or less. - If a temporary job is extended to last more than one year, it becomes an indefinite assignment, and the location becomes your new tax home from the moment the expectation changes. - Deductible travel costs include transportation and lodging, but meal expenses are generally limited to a 50% deduction. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep