My Employer is withholding my info on the dates I stayed in hotels. What do I do ?

Flask,

Do you itemize, or do you take the standard deduction?

 

I still can't get past the no log books....why they aren't available. You can claim up to 59.00 a day for each day away from home , you can use both motel/hotel/restaurant receipts , or log books. All the IRS is interested in is you being able to prove you WERE really not at home.

 

The point is, if you don't have enough deductions to allow you to itemize, you won't be able to take per diem.

 

Actually, an HOS driver can take the standard deduction AND the per diem deduction on IRS Form 2106EZ.
You don't have to itemize and forego the standard deduction for this.

 

Not hardly. Have you even looked at the form?

Line 6 takes the form to Schedule A, Itemized deductions.

What you are stating has not been available since the 80's.

 

Roadmedic addressed it as well, but this is incorrect.

Form 2106 is unreimburesed employee expenses. It is included on Schedule A, itemized deductions. If you don't itemize, you can't take the deduction.

 

I stand corrected!

It's been a few years since I filed as an employee. My memory was foggy on this. Sorry to misinform.

This year we get $59 @ 80% for per diem and $65 @ 80% for days in Canada? We can still take the local motel per diem rate for motel stays instead of the actual motel cost, in addition to that meal per deim rate?