Matt136
Returning Member

Determining What Exactly Counts as Business Mileage

My trips are serving an increasingly messy combination of purposes. I work one W2 job and have multiple 1099 jobs that I do as an independent contractor. A common trip looks like this; 46 miles from home to a health care provider for a regular visit, 2 miles from there to a work location for my job, 101 miles from there to a work location for my business, 144 miles from there to a work location for both my job and my business, 6 miles from there to another work location for both my job and my business, 11 miles from there to a work location for only my job and 17 miles from there back home.

My employer reimburses me for the round-trip distance from my home to the first work location only (since it's located in another city). They are aware that I don't go straight there and back.

I do not have a qualified home office.

Which segments are deductible and which aren't?