Workcamping
Has anyone every heard of you "not" being able to work for your RV site? That it was against the IRS tax rule?
Forum Discussion
Some employers have abused the system and the IRS has nailed them. I seem to recall a few big corporations in the southwest or CA who got caught so now they tax everything.
Here is an excerpt from IRS Publication 525 for tax year 2011:
Meals and Lodging
You do not include in your income the value of meals and lodging provided to you and your family by your employer at no charge if the following conditions are met.
1. The meals are:
a. Furnished on the business premises of your employer, and
b. Furnished for the convenience of your employer.
2. The lodging is:
a. Furnished on the business premises of your employer,
b. Furnished for the convenience of your employer, and
c. A condition of your employment. (You must accept it in order to be able to properly perform your duties.)
The way I understand this is if a workamper and a local employee are performing essentially the same duties but the workamper is getting a free site, then the employer is NOT in compliance.
Here is an excerpt from IRS Publication 525 for tax year 2011:
Meals and Lodging
You do not include in your income the value of meals and lodging provided to you and your family by your employer at no charge if the following conditions are met.
1. The meals are:
a. Furnished on the business premises of your employer, and
b. Furnished for the convenience of your employer.
2. The lodging is:
a. Furnished on the business premises of your employer,
b. Furnished for the convenience of your employer, and
c. A condition of your employment. (You must accept it in order to be able to properly perform your duties.)
The way I understand this is if a workamper and a local employee are performing essentially the same duties but the workamper is getting a free site, then the employer is NOT in compliance.
