They're being flown by pilots from the receiving company.

 

Along with the topic of ALPA doing anything about this, or how they track it for that matter poses another problem. Have you guys looked at how this displacement will affect our union leadership? ML will be OK as an MEC chairmen, I believe he keeps his spot. However, almost each one of the other council 37 leaders will be displaced to JFK and therefor no longer hold their office. I indeed sense yet another major change in the direction of the union as things get shaken up in JFK. Looks like the leadership in CVG will be made up of some very senior folks again.

 

airfleets.net has the dates

If you find Comair then click on the numbers in the column "History" and it will have "Active From" and where the airplane was transfered to and the date.

 

It's been quiet around here today...

3285 Delta.

 

Everyone, furloughed and still working alike, is ironing that dress shirt and picking out a tie to start out a fresh new week of job hunting/interviewing. No time for this site........McD's manager position pays better, and no commuting

 

That is absolutely not true. If that was the case, EVERY airline would be in the ringer for not deducting from our checks properly. I may be based in CVG, but FL is where I live. That is where I pay taxes and my income tax reflects such, and H&R Block has been doing them the entire time I have had this job.

Not counting when you are flying, if you spend OVER half of the year at another residence (crashpad, rental, etc) out of your "home" state, then that would be considered your tax-home.

 

A question to ponder.
Do you think you'll ever see a 3 or 4 day trip out of JFK where the first leg is CVG?.

 

Pilot Guy,

With all due respect to you, let me set the record straight. You are correct that because you live in FL you owe no taxes to KY or OH. However, you’re confusing your possible state tax liability with a Federal tax question. I’ve been doing flight crew taxes for 30 years, and as much as I would like to say your “accountant” is right, they are NOT. Here are two examples from the IRS, (replace pilot for truck driver).


Tax Home:
To determine whether you are traveling away from home, you must first determine the location of your tax home.
Generally, your tax home is your regular place of business or post of duty, regardless of where you maintain your family home. It includes the entire city or general area in which your business or work is located.

Example 1.
You are a truck driver and you and your family live in Tucson. You are employed by a trucking firm that has its terminal in Phoenix. At the end of your long runs, you return to your home terminal in Phoenix and spend one night there before returning home. You cannot deduct any expenses you have for meals and lodging in Phoenix or the cost of traveling from Phoenix to Tucson. This is because Phoenix is your tax home.

The bottom line is, you can try to deduct anything you want, and as long as your not audited you’ll be fine. ( I’ve been audited twice and both times the IRS ended up owing me more money when they were finished ). I’ve gone over the “commuting question with them each time and it was made clear Flight Crews can not deduct commuting expenses.

Understand this is not an issue that’s going to send anyone to jail. If they disallow your deduction you’ll owe them some more money that’s it.

 

Companies are not liable for paying an individual's personal tax liabilities beyond making deductions from gross pay according to tax tables and witholding claims made by the employee.

The point you are making seems irrelevant to the discussion of crash pad deductibility. Your "tax home" is in Florida. You are taxed in Florida. Your "tax home" for federal income tax purposes is in Florida.

Nevermind...I see someone just beat me to it.

And yes, one can deduct anything one wants. The problem lies in civil and potential criminal penalties that can be assessed when/if the IRS catches that individual.

I don't see how one can argue with an IRS publication that clearly defines the issue. This is the internet though.

 

The point you are making seems irrelevant to the discussion of crash pad deductibility. Your "tax home" is in Florida. You are taxed in Florida. Your "tax home" for federal income tax purposes is in Florida.

I would argue their tax home for Federal is either JFK or CVG whichever is their base.