Originally Posted by
Tpinks
IDK, somehow they figured out a way for it to be. Everything has to be expensed though. And I have actively been looking online trying to figure out how they are doing it but they are adamant that it will be non-taxed.
My guess would be that it falls under the umbrella of per diem. What the airlines pay vs what the government sets as the daily rate. For instance in CHS Breeze pays $48 per day, the government approved rate is $79 for meals and incidentals alone. The approved lodging rate varies seasonally between $195-$238, so $216 average. so $216+$31= $247 per day approved non taxed travel expenses.
A pilot used to be able to claim the difference between company per diem and government per diem as well as certain lodging cost as a tax deduction.