Per diem question

80x14=1120 untaxed federally if you go over the road for 2 weeks? So come tax time you only pay taxes on the difference? I assume you just have to keep copies of your logs in case of an audit.
Assuming the trucking job is 1099 instead of w2.

It might not be 80, the dumb Google AI said that the federal government increased it to 80 for 2025.

 

Asking about 1099, and if there are any other 1099 drivers I want to see how they do it.

 

What if you're a Contractor on 1099 but driving the company truck? Could you claim food per diem 80 percent of 80 for the days you're away from home? I was also wondering if you could stack it with standard deduction instead of itemization but I think I read somewhere that if you take the standard deduction on a 1099 you can't claim per diem anymore.

 

So per diem is considered itemization?