Yes, but only in proportion to the amount of business miles put on your car. For example if a new alternator cost you $80 and you use your car for work for about 60% of your miles, you can deduct $48 of the cost(60% of $80 or .6 x 80). I'll leave the steps below on where the enter repair costs for your job-related vehicle.
Follow the instructions below to add
a new vehicle:
1.
Select "Federal Taxes" at the top of the page
2.
Select the "Deductions & Credits"
sub-tab
3.
Scroll down to "Employment Expenses" and select "Show
More"
4. Select "Start" next to "Job
Expenses for W-2 Income"
5.
Select "Edit" next to your occupation(Or enter it when asked)
6. Continue forward through the screens answering the questions to enter
your vehicle information
7.
Continue through the screens, only entering information that applies and you are not reimbursed for until you arrive to a screen asking "Do
You Want to Enter Your Actual Expenses?", answer "Yes".
On the next page enter your repair expenses in the
Repairs/ Maintenance box
8. Continue entering your information until finished
Job-related Expenses
NOTE: A screenshot is included below for your reference.
