Travel Expense on Schedule C

[TheWisdom]

I'm self-employed. Next month, I will work at a place that is 55 miles away from my home office. I have to rent an apartment there until I finish the job. Can I claim the gas I paid for my car during working there on Schedule C (Travel Expense)? Gas costs a lot recently.

[SweetieJean]

If you are going to the same place every day, that is commuting and is not deductible.

[Anonymous_]

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@Carl wrote:

Every storage facility I'm aware of has a dumpster on premises.

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And almost all storage facilities have clauses in their contracts that prohibit using the units for residential purposes. That is not to mention the fact that it is illegal (i.e., violates state laws and/or municipal ordinances) to do so virtually everywhere.

[TheWisdom]

Hi 

Thanks so much for all the tips you share. But I'm talking about tax preparation, not saving the budget.

[leeloo]

Go back to the original answer. It is commuting mileage from your "home" to the first business stop of the day and from the last business stop back to the place you stay. Commuting is not deductible.