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Old 02-20-2016 | 05:12 AM
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Originally Posted by MikeF16
Tax time, for domestic pilots that use Flightline's easybid or Prodiem -- did you find it was pretty much a wash between cost of the service and money you saved on your taxes? My laziness only slightly overcomes my dislike of sending the government money. If I'm going to spend $50 to save $55 then I'll probably just donate that extra $5 to my Uncle Sam.
A helpful user PM'd me an important consideration I wanted to share -- if you're a military retiree like me you probably won't be able to hit your 2% AGI which makes the entire per diem calculation process (along with tips, uniforms and other expenses) a waste of time and money.

Any other retirees have different results?

EDIT: and in my case for 2015, half the year on probation so didn't pay dues on half my DAL earnings.