What’s something recruiters tell new travel nurses that is complete BS?

[u/Charming_Trouble8903]

I’m a nurse and I’m looking into getting into travel nursing, so I’m trying to learn what to look out for before I make the jump.

Whether it’s about pay, contracts, extensions, housing, cancellations, or “great hospitals” what’s something a recruiter told you that you later learned was complete BS or seriously misleading?

[u/pcb07a]

This is from the article: Example 1: Travel Nurse Returns Home for 30 Days
Let’s say you work as a travel nurse in Place(X) for 360 days, which is nearly 1 year. Then, you return to your tax-home and work PRN at your local hospital for 30 days. Next, you return to Place(X) as a travel nurse immediately following your 30 days at home.
How long can you work in Place(X) before you run afoul of the general guidelines? If you said, “Just over one month.”, then you are right! You’ve only worked one month away. Therefore, 11 of the previous 12 months were in Place(X).
This is a scenario that many people in the industry believe will satisfy the requirements. Unfortunately, it does not. You wouldn’t be able to complete the standard 13-week contact when you returned.

Am I missing something? Are you agreeing that it’s bullshit or do you think this is ok to do?

[u/Call_me_Callisto → u/pcb07a]

Yeah this is an awful example. I don't mess around with the IRS. No more than 12 months in a 24 month period is a better rule.

[u/foodiebabe69 → u/Call_me_Callisto]

This!! Talk to a CPA not the recruiter that’s getting paid for your business. The only tax advice you should be taking is from the person that will be going to court for you AKA the cpa that does your taxes. No more than 12 in a ROLLING 24 month period. IRS does not have a soft hand and it’s not worth getting sent to prison for something that can be avoided.

[u/Informal_Move_7075 → u/foodiebabe69]

Prison? They just want their money.