Most flight crewmembers who itemize their taxes benefit significantly.  Pilots and flight attendants at regional airlines, major airlines, fractionals, corporate companies, and more should see a significant increase in their tax refund or a reduced tax liablity by taking advantage of the employee tax deductions available to flight crewmembers if the itemize.

But if you are a flight attendant that flies primarily international trips, the benefit is often huge.  This is because international flight attendants layover mostly in cities with high per diem rates, they fly trips that span 3 or 4 days, and their incomes falls into a range where it is not generally overly-penalized by reductions like the AMT or 2% Limits.

Some international flight attendants on EZPerDiem have had the M&IE expense totals exceed $20,000.  Combined with other flight crew tax deductions like union dues, van driver tips, etc., it is likely that this resulted in a tax refund increase of over $4,000.

Again, this is the very high end of the spectrum, but international flight attendants should let their fellow crewmembers know what a lucrative tax deduction this is, even if they do not use EZPerDiem to calculate it.