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Where do I claim meal, lodging, and employment expenses as a transport employee?

by TurboTax• Updated 1 week ago

Select your product and follow the steps to claim meal, lodging, and employment expenses as a transport employee.

  1. Answer the initial Personal info and Tax profile interview questions if you haven't already. This unlocks the Tax home screen.
  2. From the Tax home screen, under Add to your return, enter transport and select Transport Employee Expenses. 
  3. At the Information for a Transport Employee screen, enter how long you were employed for. Then select the method you’re using to enter your expenses, then continue. 
  4. At the Trip Summary for Truck Drivers and Other Transport Employees screen, select Enter New short-haul trip or Enter New long-haul trip. Then enter your information and continue. 
  5. At the Trip Details for (short or long-haul) Truck Drivers and Other Transport Employees screen, complete the form and continue.
  6. If you are entering information for another trip, repeat the previous two steps. Otherwise, select Done with trips.
  7. At the Repayments screen, enter the amount your employer has repaid or will repay you for your meals and lodging (if applicable), then continue.
  1. Select Find from the menu and enter transport into the search field. Select Transport Employee Expenses from the list of results, then Go. 
  2. At the Information for a Transport Employee screen, enter how long you were employed for. Then select the method you’re using to enter your expenses, then continue. 
  3. At the Trip Details for Short-haul Truck Drivers and Other Transport Employees screen, enter your info if applicable. Then select Continue to add your meal and lodging details. 
  4. At the Meals and Lodging Details for Short-haul Truck Drivers and Other Transport Employees screen, enter your info if applicable, then continue.
  5. At the Trip Details for Long-haul Truck Drivers screen, enter your info if applicable. Then select Continue to add your meal and lodging details. At the Meals and Lodging Details for Long-haul Truck Drivers screen, enter your info if applicable, then continue.
  6. At the Repayments screen, enter the amount your employer has repaid or will repay you for your meals and lodging (if applicable), then continue.
  7. At the Sales Tax Paid on Meals and Lodging Expenses screen, enter your sales tax info and continue.

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