how do I enter my business mileage?

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March 14, 2026
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I have more than 16,000 business miles to enter, but I can't find where to enter them, and Turbotax didn't ask. Can anybody tell me where to enter this information?

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Best answer by xmasbaby0

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Are you self-employed? If so, your business mileage goes on your Schedule C with your other business expenses. If you are a W-2 employee, sorry, there is no federal deduction for mileage.

-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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Are you self-employed? If so, your business mileage goes on your Schedule C with your other business expenses. If you are a W-2 employee, sorry, there is no federal deduction for mileage.

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