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Originally Posted by RetiredFTS
(Post 1560012)
OK, I am going to test the "no stupid questions" theory and since new hires are here and increasing, here goes:
1. How exactly does their data (pro diem or flightline) get utilized on a tax return? My assumption is that we are not adequately reimbursed for on-the-job expenses. 2. Is there other accounting/record keeping that needs to be done on my part to show actual expenses vs. reimbursement? Public or PM answers would be appreciated. Greatly appreciated, FTS My taxes are fairly simple, I just throw the numbers into Turbo Tax and voila! If I remember correctly, doing this saves me in excess of $700. (I think I'm on the low side with that figure) Denny |
Originally Posted by Jack Bauer
(Post 1559900)
Btw, our "frenemies" at Alaska get food provided by the company pretty much every leg.
Old joke... Q. What's the difference between a flight engineer and Jeffrey Dahmer? A. Even Jeffrey Dahmer didn't eat every leg. |
Even Jeffrey Dahmer didn't eat every leg.
made me laugh. |
Originally Posted by DAL 88 Driver
(Post 1560049)
We used to get that at TWA too.
Old joke... Q. What's the difference between a flight engineer and Jeffrey Dahmer? A. Even Jeffrey Dahmer didn't eat every leg. Maybe the answer is to hire some low cost (we will call them Yellow Jackets) to pick up food from airport vendors and have it waiting at the gate for those with quick turns. Put in your order through the amazing Windows RT pad while still airborn. Always treat them well and they won't spit in your food.:eek: |
Originally Posted by Denny Crane
(Post 1560044)
First of all you will only see a tax advantage if you itemize deductions. Assuming you do, Pro-Diem or Flightline allows you to deduct the maximum amount for meal expenses without keeping any records. Basically, you take the amount they come up with and subtract what per diem you received from Delta and write off the rest. As transportation workers we get to write off a bigger percentage.
My taxes are fairly simple, I just throw the numbers into Turbo Tax and voila! If I remember correctly, doing this saves me in excess of $700. (I think I'm on the low side with that figure) Denny Thanks Denny. Good info. |
I'm also going to test the "no stupid questions" theory.
Why doesn't Delta simply provide us with the data we need to make these tax calculations? All they have to do is compile and re-format information that is already available in DBMS / i-Crew. That's all Flightline and Pro-Diem are doing. Why does our employer enable these outside companies to extract $50 from every pilot every year? |
Originally Posted by Check Essential
(Post 1560074)
I'm also going to test the "no stupid questions" theory.
Why doesn't Delta simply provide us with the data we need to make these tax calculations? All they have to do is compile and re-format information that is already available in DBMS. That's all Flightline and Pro-Diem are doing. Why does our employer enable these outside companies to extract $50 from every pilot every year? |
I think this is appropriate to some of the posts on this thread...
Fire away. |
Why does our employer enable these outside companies to extract $50 from every pilot every year?
hear, hear |
Originally Posted by buzzpat
(Post 1559886)
^^^^^ As a professional Delta pilot, I strive to be the brand and embrace our customers. When I am forced (by the company) to haul ass down the jetway with a bag of unhealthy easy-to-come-by food product, it's embarrassing and I'm sure not what we want to be purveying to our customers. What's even worse, IMHO, is walking off the jet and see a fellow pilot scarfing a Big Mac at the gate in front of his soon-to-be passengers. That cannot instill a lot of warm fuzzies with the pax.
Certainly, if we're concerned about flight safety and projecting a professional image, the company can agree to a couple of crew meals (what, maybe $10 for two pilots?) and an additional five or ten minute turn time? That being said, we've been doing this long enough to where we know what food is available at each airport and can strategically plan. I'm a big fan of the burrito placeswe have in ATL because you can make it a bowl and make it into a reasonably healthy salad sort of thing that will tide you over a longer time. I can't remember the last time I got a big mac or something similar... I might get some chicken nuggets, but I feel like crap after I get a big mac... not the condition I want to be flying in. |
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