Some crew members have told me that it is ok to deduct union dues and van driver tips. Anyone have experience with this?

Check out this form for a list of possible tax write offs. http://www.advisorsquare.com/new/Acc...CrewWrkSht.pdf

There are many sites to help flight crews. They know how cheap we are so some are very reasonably priced:

http://www.flightcrewtaxes.com/

http://www.aviation-cpa.com/flightcrew/perdiem.cfm

http://www.filetax.com/flight.html

http://www.flightax.com/flight-atten...endant-faq.htm

Union Dues are fine, although you may be hard pressed to justify tips. While customary, there is no requirement to tip.

Thanks for the sites and quick replies.

Who do you usually use?

try http://www.prodiem.com/

Regards,

PH

Excellent list. I just got on with these guys this year. Saved me about $800+ off my tax bill for a $50 investment. Wish I'd known about them 20 years ago.