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Travel nurse tax guides written for nurses, not accountants.
August 7, 2026
Travel Nurse LLC or S-Corp: Does Incorporating Your 1099 Income Actually Save You Money?
A plain LLC saves 1099 travel nurses $0 in tax. The real savings come from an S-corp election — here’s the math on when it actually pays off.
Read more →August 7, 2026
Texas Travel Nurse Taxes: What "No State Income Tax" Actually Means for Your Take-Home
Texas has no state income tax, but that only helps if your tax home is also low-tax — otherwise your home state still taxes those wages in full.
Read more →August 7, 2026
New York Travel Nurse Taxes: The Complete Guide
New York has no reciprocity and taxes nonresidents up to 10.9%, but NYC’s own local income tax doesn’t apply if you don’t live there.
Read more →July 21, 2026
State Tax Reciprocity Agreements for Travel Nurses (2026 Guide)
Which states let a travel nurse skip filing a second return? The full reciprocity list, how to claim it, and what to file when there's no agreement.
Read more →July 21, 2026
How to Read Your First Travel Nurse Pay Package, Line by Line
Bill rate, blended rate, taxable base, stipends, guaranteed hours. A first-timer's line-by-line guide to reading a travel nurse pay package before you sign.
Read more →July 21, 2026
Switching Travel Nursing Agencies Mid-Year: What Happens to Your Taxes
Your tax home doesn't reset when you switch agencies, but your W-4, 401(k) vesting, and Social Security withholding do. Here's what actually changes.
Read more →July 21, 2026
California Travel Nurse Taxes: The Complete Guide
California has the highest top state tax rate in the country and no reciprocity with any state. Here's exactly how a California assignment gets taxed.
Read more →July 21, 2026
Does Your Nursing License Compact Affect Your Tax Home?
Your compact license's primary state of residence and your IRS tax home sound similar and use similar paperwork, but they're governed by different rules.
Read more →July 14, 2026
Sign-On and Completion Bonuses: How Travel Nurse Bonuses Are Actually Taxed (2026)
Sign-on and completion bonuses are fully taxable wages, not tax-free stipends — here's how W2 withholding, 1099 taxes, and your final bill differ.
Read more →July 14, 2026
How to Legally Change Your Tax Home as a Travel Nurse (2026)
Changing your tax home isn't the same as changing your domicile. Here's the legal standard, the concrete steps, and the part-year filing trap to avoid.
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