Can I get the full mileage reimbursement on my business miles if the partial reimbursement my job pays is included in my taxable wages?

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June 6, 2019
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I was trying to figure out how to deduct the difference, but when I was asked to state how much I was reimbursed for, it told me not to include anything that was included in my wages (box 1) of my W2.

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Best answer by DS30

Yes- If your employer reimbursed your business miles but included this reimbursement in your taxable income, then you can claim a deduction for the full amount of your business miles. (The IRS rate per business mile for 2017 is 53.5 cents per mile.)

If you have any deductible business mileages as an employee, you can report your business miles as an employee under job-related expenses. In order to claim business miles as an employee, you will need to itemize your deductions. NOTE: Job-related expenses are not fully deductible as they are subject to the 2% rule. If your standard deduction is greater than your combined itemized deductions, then TurboTax is recommend the standard deduction.

You would enter your unreimbursed employment expenses in TurboTax (for TurboTax Online sign-in, click Here) under Federal Taxes>Deductions and Credits> I'll choose what I work on (show all tax breaks)> scroll down to Employment Expenses> Job-related expenses (start/update). Use the TurboTax guide to help you enter these expense.

Say "yes" to question "Did you have any of these expenses in 2017 for your W-2 income?" under the screen titled "Employment Expenses Related to a W-2".
after about 6 to 10 question screens, you will get to a screen titled "Job-Related Expenses" you can put this information here. List as "additional unreimbursed business miles"

Please refer to this IRS link for more information about Transportation Costs

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DS30Answer

Level 12

Yes- If your employer reimbursed your business miles but included this reimbursement in your taxable income, then you can claim a deduction for the full amount of your business miles. (The IRS rate per business mile for 2017 is 53.5 cents per mile.)

If you have any deductible business mileages as an employee, you can report your business miles as an employee under job-related expenses. In order to claim business miles as an employee, you will need to itemize your deductions. NOTE: Job-related expenses are not fully deductible as they are subject to the 2% rule. If your standard deduction is greater than your combined itemized deductions, then TurboTax is recommend the standard deduction.

You would enter your unreimbursed employment expenses in TurboTax (for TurboTax Online sign-in, click Here) under Federal Taxes>Deductions and Credits> I'll choose what I work on (show all tax breaks)> scroll down to Employment Expenses> Job-related expenses (start/update). Use the TurboTax guide to help you enter these expense.

Say "yes" to question "Did you have any of these expenses in 2017 for your W-2 income?" under the screen titled "Employment Expenses Related to a W-2".
after about 6 to 10 question screens, you will get to a screen titled "Job-Related Expenses" you can put this information here. List as "additional unreimbursed business miles"

Please refer to this IRS link for more information about Transportation Costs

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jjh

Level 2

Looking at the W-2, how can I tell if the standard mileage reimbursement provided by my employer is included in income or not?

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AdmWing

Level 2

@DS30's response is incorrect. It would have been correct in 2017.

Since 2018, you can no longer deduct unreimbursed employee expenses. It's not on the 2019 Schedule A, for example.

>You can no longer claim any miscellaneous itemized deductions. Miscellaneous itemized deductions are those deductions that would have been subject to the 2% of adjusted gross income limitation