There are many reasons why people need to move. Some have to move because of building projects that are occurring in their neighborhood that will affect their ability to sell their home later or they may fall under imminent domain. Others have to move in order to stay with a particular company or start a job with a new company. Military men and women have to move because they are ordered to and some people may have just bought their first home. No matter what, when you move out of a home that you have lived in for any length of time, there are certain obstacles that have to be overcome.
For people who move across the country, either for a job or any other reason, they may need to fly out and rent a car to inspect a home before they buy. This is costly in and of itself, but most people don’t think about it as being an expense that can be claimed on their tax returns. However, if your new home has a commute of at least fifty more miles than your current residence and your old job, there are many tax deductable items.
According to the IRS, you can claim any and all expenses, less the cost of meals, for your relocation purposes, so long as you’re not also reimbursed by your employer. There are a few more restrictions that a tax specialist could explain in more detail, but in essence, if you need to rent a car for any reason to move you should be allowed to claim it on your 3903 tax form so long as you are a full time employee for thirty-nine weeks in the following twelve months.