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Flight Crew Can Get More Money Back On Their Tax Returns

Posted by Jeffrey on 15th March 2010

Pilot Flight Crew TaxesThis post is to let you know of a website that will be very beneficial if you are flight crew member and you itemize your taxes.

If you haven’t done your taxes yet, you are probably scrambling to get everything in order: W-2’s, 1099’s, etc. You should have gotten everything you need by February 1st.

Now I’ve been doing my own taxes for about four years now. They aren’t hard to do but they aren’t necessarily easy either. I can tell you though, there is one tool that can really help you out, get more money back in your pocket, and save you a lot of time. EZPerDiem.com.

Here is how it works. As a flight crew member, most companies pay you a per diem which typically covers meals and other expenses. However, your company probably doesn’t give you all the money that you are authorized. This is because companies work on a formula that the IRS has developed stating that they are only required to give you so many dollars to cover expenses, if any. It is your responsibility, as a tax payer to claim the rest.

EZPERDIEM.COM provides a simple way to calculate your meal and incidental expenses which is basically the difference between the per diem we are paid by our companies and what the government says we are owed while on a trip. You have to visit their site! It’s not expensive, $29.95 — free to start and if you use the code C1Q4L, you get an immediate 10% off.

Visit EZPERDIEM right now!

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