Originally Posted by theUpsideDown

Sure but the IRS has statements interpretting what pilots can and cant use. I think ur fine on the phone as long as you're accurately accounting for the minutes. The reserve guy that never gets called really gets honked. Never mind no lineholder has any requirement to have or use a cellphone.

Clearly the IRS realized it was more xost efficient to remove the writeoff than actually audit every pilot and FA. We had an FA writeoff every meal and neither her nor her husband ever were audited. *Shrug* when the audits come, they dont go after the tax guy.