Hal_Al
Level 15

Deductions & credits

There is a deduction for business use of your motorcycle, but it is less than the car allowance. You have to use the actual cost method. Reference: https://www.everlance.com/blog/motorcycle-mileage-rate-deduction

EDITED 2/14/25 1:45PM PST

 

 But, what you describe would not qualify for a mileage deduction ("commute to a job I was working as a outside contractor"). 

 

To get the mileage deduction, your home office would have to be your "Principal Place of Business"(POB).  

 

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p587.pdf (page 3) POB defined