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

by TurboTax•9• Updated 6 days 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 interview questions if you haven't already. This unlocks 2024 tax return.
  2. From 2024 tax return, under Add to your return, enter transport and select Transport Employee Expenses. 
  3. At Information for a Transport Employee, enter how long you were employed for. Then select the method you’re using to enter your expenses, then continue. 
  4. At Trip Summary for Truck Drivers and Other Transport Employees, select either Enter New short-haul trip or Enter New long-haul trip. Then enter your information and continue. 
  5. At Trip Details for (short or long-haul) Truck Drivers and Other Transport Employees, 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 Repayments, 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 Information for a Transport Employee, enter how long you were employed for. Then select the method you’re using to enter your expenses, then continue. 
  3. At Trip Details for Short-haul Truck Drivers and Other Transport Employees, enter your info if applicable. Then select Continue to add your meal and lodging details. 
  4. At Meals and Lodging Details for Short-haul Truck Drivers and Other Transport Employees, enter your info if applicable, then continue.
  5. At Trip Details for Long-haul Truck Drivers, enter your info if applicable. Then select Continue to add your meal and lodging details. At Meals and Lodging Details for Long-haul Truck Drivers, enter your info if applicable, then continue.
  6. At Repayments, enter the amount your employer has repaid or will repay you for your meals and lodging (if applicable), then continue.
  7. At Sales Tax Paid on Meals and Lodging Expenses, enter your sales tax info and continue.