Negotiating moving expenses as part of your hiring package?
Before you negotiate relocation expenses with your new employer, consider whether some — or all — of those expenses might be considered taxable income by the IRS. SHRM’ HR Magazine starts with the obvious answer, “It depends,” but author Yvette Lee quickly moves into some plain English analysis to helps you answer the question: are moving expenses considered taxable income?
See also IRS Publication 521 “Moving Expenses.”