It depends. If you are a W-2 employee, then employee related job expenses, including travel expenses, are not deductible. If the hospital pays you mileage, that would not be included on your W-2 so you would already be reimbursed for these expenses.
If you are not an employee and get a 1099-NEC, then yes, you would then be able to deduct your travel expenses to and from clients homes.
If you are receiving a 1099, then you would be considered self-employed.
To enter your self-employment income click the following:
- Federal
- Income and Expenses
- Show More next to Self-Employment
- Start next to Self-Employment
- Yes, to you have any self-employment income or expenses
- Enter the type of self-employment work you do and you can select that you use your name for your business
- Click through a few more screens and you will get to a screen that says "Your XX info"
- Click Looks good
- Then you will come to a screen that says Let's enter the income for your business. It will give you the option of 1099-NEC or Other self-employed income including the 1099K , cash and checks. Here is where you will enter your 1099
- If you do not select one, it will not let you enter your income
- Enter your self-employment income on the next screen
- Continue and on the next screen click add expenses to enter your vehicle expenses or use the standard mileage rate.
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