Deductions & credits

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As you can see, Parking Fees, Toll Fees, and Transportation fees are directly deductible, with property taxes and interest being based on the percentage used for business (33.18% in my case for 2020). However, you'll note that it shows I didn't enter anything for last year. That is obviously incorrect and should show what I entered last year, which was a slightly higher dollar amount (amortized loan).turbotax2.jpg

You can see it shows the deduction only of the $303 (33.18% of $913.90), and no deduction for the mileage. Note that the "how was this calculated" shows the guidelines on what is supposed to happen. I just finally realized why there is more of a vehicle deduction than the $303 (or $542 I calculated before getting the precise information) - because I keep having to start over with the vehicle expense form every time (instead of it being preloaded with the existing information), it appears that it is iterating (compounding) the $542 or $303 every time I revisit it, which is CLEARLY a bug. That $1755 shown below is (rounded) $303 x 4 times I entered the correct info + $542 when I was using the estimated information. My only option until they fix this, NO MATTER WHAT THE TAX LAW IS, is to clear everything and start over. That will probably be enough for me to jump ship and go to H&R Block if someone can't get to work on this bug. I figure there will eventually be enough Lyft and Uber drivers filing their taxes that this will become a huge issue. I always do at least a loose assembly of my information to get a rough idea of whether I am getting any refunds. If not, I wait until just before April 15.

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