Deductions & credits

IRS Reporting Requirements for Mileage Deduction

 IRS regulations and guidance provide that to qualify for the mileage deduction you are required to have a record of four facts when you drive your car for business:  

     
  • time and date of the drive
  • total distance of the drive
  •  destination of the drive, and
  • business purpose of the drive. (IRS Reg. 1.274-5T(b)(6); IRS Publication 463, 
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