Deductions & credits

Not without the mileage.

For business use of a car (both as a W-2 employee or as a self employed independent contractor) you can use the standard mileage method or the actual expense method.  For the actual expense method you can deduct gas, oil changes, tires and other repairs, and depreciation (wear and tear) but only the amount that is work related.  If this vehicle is only used for work and you can prove that if audited, then you can claim the gas cost.  But if this is a personal vehicle that you also use for work, you need the total mileage for the year and the total work miles, because you deduct the percentage of actual costs based on percentage of work use.

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