Articles By Joseph Smith @ Travel Tax
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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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