Originally Posted by
Yak02
If your CPA knows what he is doing after seeing your W-2 from UAL, he should inform you the Per Diem write off against this income doesn't count.
There's a whole special IRS rule for "travel industry " people and how to take a deduction. The forms even have a place for it.
TurboTax asks the question so any decent tax preparer should be able to figure it out.