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HWP
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Car deduction for real estate business

Hello,

Need help with how to handle miles driven deduction. I am a real estate professional status who bought a business vehicle march 2024.  Up until March I drove a personal vehicle where I tracked miles.  My wife uses her personal car to do showings periodically.  I am deducting the purchase of my work truck and gas used on my 2024 return.  How do I account for the miles driven on my personal vehicle prior to buying a work truck and the miles my wife drives?  My wife is not receiving a 1099 from the business.  We file jointly. Thank you for your help.

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Vanessa A
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Car deduction for real estate business

On your Schedule C, after you add the new vehicle, you will select Add a Vehicle, then you will be able to add the mileage or actual expenses for the other two vehicles that you used for the real estate business.

 

She does not need a 1099 to report her business income.  She can do this using her own records.  When you get to the question on income, just select cash. 

 

To enter your self-employment income select the following:

  1. Federal
  2. Income and Expenses
  3. Show More next to Self-Employment
  4. Start next to Self-Employment
  5. Yes, to you have any self-employment income or expenses
  6. Enter the type of self-employment work you do and you can select that you use your name for your business
  7. Click through a few more screens and you will get to a screen that says "Your XX info"
  8. Click Looks good
  9. Then you will come to a screen that says Let's enter the income for your business.  It will give you the option of 1099-NEC or Other self-employed income including the 1099K , cash and checks.  Here is where you will enter the money you receive.
  10. If you do not select one, it will not let you enter your income
  11. Enter your self-employment income on the next screen
  12. Continue and on the next screen click add expenses

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