Originally Posted by
gr8vu
Speaking of tax deductible. How complicated will my taxes become? I use an accountant for my taxes now but he doesn't know anything about airline business.
Unless you have something else complicate your situation, you can probably get by with TurboTax.
Most of us use ProDiem or EZ Per Diem to calculate the difference between what Delta pays in Per Diem vs. what the IRS allows DOT employees. It usually adds up to a pretty sizeable deduction if you're flying alot. Your ALPA dues (when you get off probation), uniform expenses, etc also count for deductions. Keep in mind that you're only in the money once you exceed 2% of your AGI, but I still haven't had a year where I didn't come out ahead by keeping track of all my expenses. ALPA dues are 1.9% (1.95%??) so that gets you close, and anything else should take you over. If you want to get really nitpicky about it, you can track all sorts of things.
ALPA National puts something out almost every year detailing alot of the things that you can deduct.
Welcome btw! You'll have a great time here. Delta is a really good place to be right now.