My job asked me to move to Florida for 6 months. How do I deduct the rent I paid in FL for my temporary housing? (I was given a housing allowance, and had 2 apartments)

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February 11, 2025
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I live in Washington and paid rent for my Washington apartment and Florida apartment. It appears that the housing allowance is considered taxable income. So I assume I should be able to deduct my expenses. How do I do that? Aside from Rent and Utilities, what other expenses would be able to be deducted? (Furniture, cleaning supplies, etc?)

Opus 17

Employee

If you are a W-2 worker, nothing is deductible, and any housing assistance is properly taxable and included in your W-2 taxable income. Sorry. The ability to deduct those expenses was removed in the 2017 tax reform law in return for increasing the standard deduction for everyone and lowering the overall tax brackets.

Opus 17

Employee

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Expenses may be deductible on a state income tax return for states that follow the pre-2018 law. However, both states you lived in do not have state income tax, so that doesn't help you either.