Gringoes.com: Write off your move on your US tax return

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My US accountant is soo good to me - he gives me a $450 bill, and leaves this off! So, if you move more than 50 miles (ok, moving here counts), and within 1 year you start working in your line of work, and you remain in your job in Brazil for 10 months (39 weeks), you qualify to write off your move - straight off the top!  That includes all moving costs, storage fees while away, trips to storage - everything.  You can go back and do an amended return if need be.  But man - if I knew this, I would have sent the container!  So, I thought I should share for others that might not know it...I am an accountant, but, I dont do taxes... instead, I pay $450 to a guy who cant get this thing right?  I havent paid/finished the 2011 yet, so I can still get him to put this in there.

http://www.irs.gov/publications/p521/ar02.html#en_US_2010_publink1000203444
Moves to Locations Outside the United States

To deduct expenses for a move outside the United States, you must move to the area of a new place of work outside the United States and its possessions. You must meet the requirements under Who Can Deduct Moving Expenses, earlier. 
Deductible expenses.   If your move is to a location outside the United States and its possessions, you can deduct the following expenses. 

The cost of moving household goods and personal effects from your former home to your new home.

The cost of traveling (including lodging) from your former home to your new home.

The cost of moving household goods and personal effects to and from storage.

The cost of storing household goods and personal effects while you are at the new job location.
The first two items were explained earlier under Moves to Locations in the United States. The last two items are discussed, later. 

Moving goods and effects to and from storage.   You can deduct the reasonable expenses of moving your personal effects to and from storage. 

Storage expenses.   You can deduct the reasonable expenses of storing your household goods and personal effects for all or part of the time the new job location remains your main job location. 

Moving expenses allocable to excluded foreign income.   If you live and work outside the United States, you may be able to exclude from income part or all of the income you earn in the foreign country. You may also be able to claim a foreign housing exclusion or deduction. If you claim the foreign earned income or foreign housing exclusion, you cannot deduct the part of your moving expenses that relates to the excluded income. 
   Publication 54, Tax Guide for U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad, explains how to figure the part of your moving expenses that relates to excluded income. You can get the publication from most U.S. embassies and consulates, or see How To Get Tax Help at the end of this publication. 

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