Western Global Airlines
#484
Taxes on Per Diem Reimbursements
Per diem payments are not considered wages—and are therefore non-taxable—as long as they meet certain conditions. You will be subject to taxes if any of the following are true:- Payment is more than the allowable federal per diem rate
- You did not file an expense report with your employer
- Your expense report did not include the date, time, place, amount, and business purpose of the expense
- Your employer gave you a per diem and didn't require an expense report.
#485
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2017
Position: single-pilot multi turbine captain
Posts: 240
Hopefully your per diem is not taxed if it does not exceed government rules or regulations. At our ACMI we have fallen into the taxable per diem hit list as it exceeds government standards at times depending on location or city if you will. $100 is a high daily rate, just be prepared if it is taxed a bit on the excess over any government rate stipulated. Understand the situations below.
Taxes on Per Diem Reimbursements
Per diem payments are not considered wages—and are therefore non-taxable—as long as they meet certain conditions. You will be subject to taxes if any of the following are true:- Payment is more than the allowable federal per diem rate
- You did not file an expense report with your employer
- Your expense report did not include the date, time, place, amount, and business purpose of the expense
- Your employer gave you a per diem and didn't require an expense report.
#486
Line Holder
Joined APC: Sep 2016
Position: MD-11
Posts: 62
The original intent of the thread was to say, training pay has gotten better at WGA. But let’s be real, Miami per diem is around $61, Anchorage is $89 and Incheon is $125. Per diem paid will be reported as per diem on your W2. Let your conscience be your guide. MIA, ANC, and INC are going to be where you are during training.
#487
#488
^^^Good info right there on how it may or may not impact folks. Wasn’t trying to be negative nor are the others. I was just highlighting sometimes unforeseen impacts regarding per diem on a general scale. When we bumped up ours, it was amazing to hear folks on the line appalled at the very idea of it being taxed (I don’t agree with it, but I have plenty of other things I can whine about as a pilot). Nothing new, just being informative so no one is candy crushed.
#489
New Hire
Joined APC: May 2022
Posts: 3
Pardon my ignorance on the matter; however, what is the difference between a home-based carrier allowing pilots to have foreign domiciles (such as Western Global) and a home-based carrier allowing one to pick up trips at commonly visited locales (such as working for K4 and picking up trips from HKG)?
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