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Dear Tax Talk,
About tax deductions: I have been hearing conflicting stories about tax deductions on gas and travel. My situation
is that I live 110 miles from work. Is the amount of gas or the mileage on my car that I use to get back and forth
to work something that I can use as a tax deduction? If so, how do I record this information?
-- George
Dear George,
There should be no conflicts in this area, because
it is pretty much black and white. Commuting mileage
is never deductible by an employee. You cannot
deduct the costs of taking a bus, trolley, subway
or taxi, or the cost of driving a car between
your home and your main or regular place of work.
These costs are personal commuting expenses. You cannot deduct commuting expenses no matter how far
your home is from your regular place of work. You cannot deduct commuting expenses even if you work during the commuting
trip. For example, if you take a train to work in lieu of driving so that you can get work done on the train, the cost
of the train transportation is still considered a personal commuting expense.
Deductible transportation expenses include the ordinary and necessary costs of all of the following.
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You an also deduct the mileage for
travel between two jobs in the same day. Employees
use Form 2106 to claim deductible mileage expenses
for work-related transportation.
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