Comments | madreis: Wow I love the IRS

madreis

Wow I love the IRS

Sep 28, 2005 14:31

So in a move that has me completely flabergasted the IRS has decided that if an employee who travels gets a per diem of more then $36 a day they will be taxed on it as if it were a bonus ( Read more... )

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melamitra September 28 2005, 18:46:04 UTC

oh, suck!
*HUGS*
Cranky employee needs food badly! That is soooo craptacular.

madreis September 28 2005, 19:10:30 UTC

thanks for the love! Usually I get to just bitch about this stuff on IM. That is why I never use this LJ thing. Without AIM I am finding this a nice alternative :)

kialli September 28 2005, 19:24:45 UTC

Two posts in one day?! Wow!

That is REE-DIK-YOU-LUSS! At FW we get... whatever we spent... minus alcohol. But if the government is going to make this law, then it's going to draw attention to it and our policy is probably going to change now too. They may be tribal, but they're very strict around here about following all the tax laws .

Ugh. I kinda think that the government officials aren't eating at Subway when they're on their business trips. Oh? Ambassador to Belgium you say? Oh sure, let's have lunch. There's a lovely Taco Bell just across the street... hm...

kialli September 28 2005, 19:42:28 UTC

OK, so I don't have time to more than skim this: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1542.pdf but it looks like there's a lodging max too... which is worse than the food. You couldn't stay at the worst fleabag in the area for the rates they're giving for Southeastern CT.

I'm not bring this up to our PTB. I hope they never see it.

madreis September 28 2005, 19:46:11 UTC

yeah not sure what the lodging tax is going to do...

madreis September 28 2005, 19:45:52 UTC

There is a limit to the amount they will pay with receipts and a limit on per diem. Different amounts but there you go....fun fun fun.

frost_faerie September 28 2005, 19:34:37 UTC

Wow! Twice in one day..... *feels faint*

Sorry the new policy sucks so much. You've been not liking this job for a while anyway though. Maybe this is the universe's way of telling you it's time to skeedaddle?

madreis September 28 2005, 19:48:28 UTC

hehehe I IM a LOT during the day normally. Without it I need somewhere to waiste time that is supposed to be work! :)

I might even post a third!! We will see though :)

madreis September 28 2005, 19:52:10 UTC

Oh yes, yes it is.

I posted my resume on monster just as a "lets see what happens" I got 5 calls in a week and a half. None have gone anywhere really yet but still...

I MUST get out of here.

zahnarabai September 28 2005, 21:27:01 UTC

Having a job that lets you stay home would be great in so many ways! Think about it!

:) best wishes hon

torilgrey September 29 2005, 17:52:36 UTC

I say that sucks- Best of luck brother come beat the crap outta some stuff this weekend- work out that agression!

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