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Joseph finished degrees in Accounting and Respiratory Therapy, and worked as a travel respiratory therapist before founding TravelTax and TravelTax Canada, a tax practice group catering to the travel healthcare professional and mobile professionals in other staffing segments. TravelTax is well known in the healthcare staffing industry and serves a substantial client base of domestic and international mobile professionals, and represents clients before the IRS, Canadian Revenue Agency and State Tax Agencies in audits and tax controversies. Joseph assists staffing agencies construct a compliant travel reimbursement policy and trains recruiters/staff to participate in the agency’s compliance process. Joseph is member of the NATHO tax compliance committee. Education AS Respiratory Therapy – Greenville Technical College BA Accounting – Furman University MA – Bible – Capital Bible Seminary MS Taxation – Golden Gate University Fellow: National Tax Practice Institute Other: NATHO Tax Compliance Committee Adjunct Instructor in Taxation Co-Founder, The Travelers Conference Co-Author Highway Hypodermics
I Use an RV for Travel Nursing– Can I Deduct The Expenses?
Using an RV or 5th Wheel as your assignment lodging is a great way to work as a traveler. It removes the dreaded task of loading/unloading your vehicle with each ...
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The MultiState Tax Dilemma for Travelers
There have been a lot of discussions lately on our Network regarding the Home State Tax vs the Work State Tax. Joseph Smith from TravelTax.com helps explain the Multi-state Tax. ...
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What are per diems?
A lot of confusion surrounds the “per diem” payments that many travelers receive that covers lodging and meals. These payments are usually paid on a tax free basis assuming that ...
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Talking Taxes: ACA Tax Credits
In the last article we looked at the Health Insurance mandates and how the penalties apply when there are gaps in coverage which is a common problem for healthcare Travelers. ...
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ACA Tax Implications for Travelers
Guest Article provided by: Joseph Smith @ Traveltax.com ACA (aka “Obamacare”) requires all individuals carry health insurance starting with the 2014 tax year. Here is some information on ACA tax ...
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Talking Travel Nurse Taxes- The State Tax Return
But I Didn’t Work There!! …and similar comments about travel nurse taxes and state tax returns…. In previous articles, I have pointed out the difference between a permanent residence and ...
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Talking Taxes: The “Abandonment” Issue Regarding Tax Homes, Part 2
The Traveler Tax Home “Abandonment” Issue Written prior to tax reform 2017. Watch for future articles. In last month’s installment, we explored a relatively new rule some agencies impose after ...
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Talking Taxes: The Tax Home “Abandonment” Issue
Guest Article via Joseph Smith @ TravelTax.com Written prior to tax reform 2017. Watch for future articles. What is Tax Home “Abandonment”? How does tax home abandonment affect the Travel ...
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