In the old versions of tax software, for meals I calculated it out myself, and entered the total amount (ie transport 50% of my amount, so 100 meals taking into consideration 1 per every 4 hours, max 3 per 24 hour of a max of $51 per day, etc so let's use 100 meals after all considerations; 100 meals x $17 = $1700; transport/railroader x 50% = $850 was what I put in).
The new software has a bunch of NEW questions, regardless if I choose batch, simplified, or detailed, it asks the same questions.
Number of days, number of trips, number of meals bought, total amount in (CAD), average hours, home & away terminal, service classification, and showers (not applicable for me as lodging is covered by the company).
No matter what combination of numbers I enter in any field or fields (removing some, filling others, trying different combinations), the number listed out under the review section at the end, doesn't match the number I calcaulated for myself. So for example as above, say
Number of trips = 68
Number of days = 34
Avg hours = 16
Number of Meals bought = 100
Cost of Meals = $1700 (or $850)
And the number it shows later in the review section before submitting would NOT be either $1700 OR $850, it'd be something in between.
What am I doing wrong? (I made up the math above, trying to simulate that one claimed the max 3 meals per day having a 16 hour trip in either direction, A to B, which would take two days to make the trip, etc etc not important).
Please follow directives below to understand how to claim your meals, lodging, and employment expenses as a transport employee. Also, there are links at the bottom of that same page for more information on how to calculate all these expenses as well.
Where do I claim meal, lodging, and employment expenses as a transport employee?https://turbotax.community.intuit.ca/replies/3266047Ayad1
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