Originally Posted by captainv

Let's say you're based in JFK. If they send you to JFK to start the trip, or home from JFK at the end of the trip, it's imputed income and the tax for the ticket will be deducted from your pay. Same thing with the hotel at your crew base, you take the tax hit until you start your trip. If your trip is scheduled to depart at 6 am on the first day of your pattern, obviously you're going to have to come in on your last day off and get enough rest.

If your trip starts anywhere else, even another crew base, no tax! With the JFK 767 base, it's not an issue. the airplane never goes through there, so I have yet to pay a penny in imputed income. the 767 freighter in CVG, however, ALWAYS goes through CVG, so you'd get it there, unless you bid a trip that begins at the outstation.

Can a Whale driver chime in on the 747 experience?