Get Form 3903 2006

Commuting area -- For per diem purposes only, is defined as the area within a 50-mile radius of the employee's residence and official station.

To claim your moving costs, your new place of employment must be at least 50 miles farther away from your old home than your old place of employment.

The timing of your move must be closely related to the start of your new employment to qualify for the tax deduction. To meet this standard, you'll have to start your new job and work full time for at least 39 weeks within the first 12 months after your move.

Key Takeaways. For tax years beginning after 2017, Form 3903 can only be used by members of the military. Those with multiple job-related moves must fill out multiple forms. A taxpayer's new employment location must be at least 50 miles further than the distance between their home and their old employer.

The distance between your new job and your former home must be at least 50 miles farther than your previous employer is from that home. For example, if your previous commute to work was five miles each way, then the distance from your new job location to your old home must be at least 55 miles.

Use Form 3903 to figure your moving expense deduction for a move related to the start of work at a new principal place of work (workplace). If the new workplace is outside the United States or its possessions, you must be a U.S. citizen or resident alien to deduct your expenses.

While there is no set distance standard, the courts typically use a 50-mile guideline for what may require a change to the custody agreement.

A relocation incentive may not exceed 25 percent of the employee's annual rate of basic pay in effect at the beginning of the service period multiplied by the number of years (including fractions of a year) in the service period (not to exceed 4 years).