About TravelNurseTax

TravelNurseTax is a free set of tax calculators built for the specific financial reality of travel nursing — not for the W-2 employee in a single state that every generic tax tool assumes you are.

Travel-nurse offers can combine taxable wages with travel allowances and assignments in multiple states. Whether an allowance is excluded depends on more than its label, including business-travel, tax-home, accountable-plan, substantiation, and federal-rate rules.

These tools provide a first-pass model of the taxable/allowance split, wage reciprocity, GSA reference rates, and W2-versus-1099 differences. They expose their limitations because a calculator cannot determine tax-home status or reproduce a complete federal or state return.

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Accuracy and limits

Federal calculations use 2026 IRS brackets and standard deductions plus the 2026 Social Security wage base. The per-diem checker uses FY2026 GSA CONUS references, while state rates remain simplified planning assumptions. The results are not tax returns. State law changes frequently, reciprocity agreements can be modified, and individual situations vary in ways no calculator can fully capture.

These tools are not a substitute for a qualified tax professional. If your contract is large, your tax home is unclear, or you are filing in three or more states, working with a a credentialed tax professional can review facts these tools cannot capture.

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