At the beginning of 2014,Melissa was permanently transferred from her office in New York City to New Jersey.Her office in NYC was 15 miles from her old NY home.For Melissa to meet the distance test for qualifying moving expense deductions,how many miles must the office in New Jersey be from her old home?

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To qualify for moving expense deductions, the new workplace must be at least 50 miles farther from the old home than the old workplace was. Since her old office was 15 miles from her old home, the new office must be at least 65 miles from her old home (15 + 50 = 65).

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