Originally Posted by
WesternSkies
From what I've found, without kids or a home...don't even bother trying to itemize (perdiem,etc).
Some perdiem services will give your money back if the standard deduction is still best if you want to try anyway.
Right on. Standard deduction for a single person is 6,300. That is a lot of per-diem "difference" to get to that number.
Remember, you can only deduct the difference between what the IRS allows and what was reimbursed.