{"id":20575,"date":"2017-06-14T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/"},"modified":"2023-08-29T08:32:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T13:32:35","slug":"military-moving-expenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/filing\/adjustments-and-deductions\/military-moving-expenses\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Moving Expenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To deduct moving expenses, you usually must meet certain time and distance tests. However, if you&#8217;re a member of the armed forces on active duty and you move due to a permanent change of station, you don&#8217;t have to meet these tests. You can deduct your unreimbursed moving expenses on Form 3903: Moving Expenses.<\/p>\n<p>Permanent change of station &#8212; This includes a move from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your home to your first post of active duty<\/li>\n<li>One permanent post of duty to another<\/li>\n<li>Your last post of duty to your home or to a nearer point in the United States. The move must occur within either:\n<ul>\n<li>One year of ending your active duty<\/li>\n<li>The period allowed under the Joint Federal Travel Regulations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Spouse and dependents &#8212; Spouses or dependents of a member of the armed forces who deserts, is imprisoned, or dies have special requirements. A permanent change of station includes a move to any of these locations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To the member&#8217;s place of enlistment or induction<\/li>\n<li>To your or the member&#8217;s home of record<\/li>\n<li>A nearer point in the United States<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The military might move you to or from a different location than the member. If so, the moves are treated as a single move to your new main job location.<\/p>\n<p>Deductible moving expenses &#8212; You can deduct the unreimbursed expenses of moving your household goods and personal effects, including these expenses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hauling a trailer<\/li>\n<li>Packing<\/li>\n<li>Crating<\/li>\n<li>In-transit storage<\/li>\n<li>Insurance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can include only the cost of storing and insuring your household goods and personal effects within any period of 30 consecutive days between these days:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After these goods and effects are moved from your former home<\/li>\n<li>Before they&#8217;re delivered to your new home<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can deduct the expenses of traveling from your old home to your new home. These expenses don&#8217;t include meals, but they do include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lodging<\/li>\n<li>Car expenses<\/li>\n<li>Air fare<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Foreign moves &#8212; A foreign move is a move from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The United States or its possessions to a foreign country<\/li>\n<li>One foreign country to another foreign country<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s not a move from a foreign country to the United States or its possessions.<\/p>\n<p>For a foreign move, the above deductible moving expenses are expanded to include these reasonable expenses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Moving your household goods and personal effects to and from storage<\/li>\n<li>Storing these items for part or all of the time the new job location remains your main job location<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The military might move you to or from a different location than the military member. If so, the moves are treated as a single move to your new main job location.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more, see these tax tips:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Military Income Inclusions<\/li>\n<li>Military Income Exclusions<\/li>\n<li>Combat Zone Exclusions<\/li>\n<li>Military Extensions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To deduct moving expenses, you usually must meet certain time and distance tests. However, if you&#8217;re a member of the armed forces on active duty and you move due to a permanent change of station, you don&#8217;t have to meet these tests. You can deduct your unreimbursed moving expenses on Form 3903: Moving Expenses. 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