Can Anthony deduct mileage costs since he works from home and drives to other state locations to train their personnel?

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April 10, 2026
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Is mileage deductible as a work expense

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xmasbaby0

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Is "Anthony" a W-2 employee or is he an independent contractor? If he is an independent contractor his mileage goes on a Schedule C with his other business expenses.

If he is a W-2 employee, he cannot deduct mileage on a federal tax return.

W-2 employees cannot deduct job-related expenses on a federal return. Job-related expenses were eliminated as a federal deduction for W-2 employees by the tax laws that changed for 2018 and beyond. Your state tax laws might be different in AL, AR, CA, HI, MN, NY or PA.

If you are preparing a return for a state that lets you deduct job-related expenses, the information will flow from your federal return to the state return, so enter it in Federal>Deductions and Credits>Employment Expenses>Job-Related Expenses

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