My situation is this, I worked pizza delivery part time (I receive a w-2 and am not self employed, but my understanding is that I am an independent contractor technically).

I entered a mileage deduction into turbotax since I have to use a personal vehicle for the job and have included my mileage records. Turbo tax claimed that I get a possible deduction of about $600. It gave a vague message stating something along the lines of "As we continue filing your taxes, we will see if this can be applied to your state return". The final figures of what I owe the government were not updated or changed at all once I had this deduction entered. I am trying to figure out if turbotax glitched and *forgot* about this deduction, but as I am about to complete my state tax portion, it appears my supposed mileage deduction is not being applied.

Its also possible that I misunderstand this deduction and perhaps it is not applicable for my situation.