Internal Revenue Service United States Department of the Treasury
Level Basic Intermediate Advanced Military International

Military Moving Expenses

Permanent Change of Station

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Sgt. Peter Guilford was transferred to Iraq in December 2010 from his home base in San Diego. His tour in Iraq will be completed in December 2011. In January 2011, his wife moved with their three children from San Diego to her hometown in Modesto, California to be near her family during his absence. Will she be able to deduct her moving expenses under the permanent change of station requirements?