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March 5, 2024
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Can active duty who PCS overseas deduct Non-temporary storage (U-haul storage) for household goods left in the United States?

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Housing space is smaller in Europe so we are renting a storage unit for much of our belongings during our tour overseas.

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DMarkM1
March 5, 2024

Yes.  According to the instructions for form 3903 (extracted below) the unreimbursed cost for storing household goods while stationed overseas is a deductible moving expense.  Use the "Moving Expenses" topic in the "Other deductions..." dropdown in the  "Deductions & Credits" Section. 

 

"Foreign Moves

A foreign move is a move from the United States or its territories to a foreign country or from one foreign country to another foreign country. A move from a foreign country to the United States or its territories isn't a foreign move. For purposes of determining whether a move is a foreign move, a U.S. military base is not a territory of the United States and moving to a U.S. military base located in a foreign country is a foreign move. For a foreign move, the deductible moving expenses described earlier are expanded to include the reasonable expenses of the following.

 

  • Moving your household goods and personal effects to and from storage.
  • Storing these items for part or all of the time the new job location remains your main job location. 
  • The new job location must be outside the United States."
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