Tax Relief for Intelligence Workers' Relocation and Official Travel Expenses.
This law aims to ease the financial burden on US intelligence community employees who frequently relocate or travel due to mission-critical assignments. It allows these public servants to deduct or exclude from taxable income certain moving expenses and temporary duty travel costs required by their job. The provisions are applied retroactively to the 2020 tax year, providing financial relief for these employees.
Key points
Intelligence agency employees (excluding military personnel) will not be taxed on reimbursements for moving expenses when relocation is required by a change in assignment.
Expanded tax deductions for temporary duty travel expenses for intelligence personnel certified as traveling for authorized national security activities.
The changes are effective retroactively for tax years beginning after December 31, 2019.
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