Yes, if your wife is an independent contractor she will be able to deduct business mileage. See Topic No. 510 Business Use of Car for additional information.
She will use Schedule C Profit or Loss from Business to report her mileage deduction as well as her income and expenses.
Follow these steps to enter your business information in TurboTax.
- Open or continue your return
- Search for schedule c and click the Jump to link in the search results.
- Answer Yes to Did you have any self-employment income or expenses?
- If you've already entered self-employment work and this is a new business select Add another line of work
- Follow the onscreen instructions.
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