Yes, you can deduct travel expenses for
your reserve duties if you traveled more than 100 miles from your home to
perform these duties. These expenses are deductible whether or not you itemize
deductions on your tax return.
If you drive less than 100 miles
each way, you can claim it on your itemized deductions, if you itemize.
Deductible travel expenses include:
- Airline, train, or bus tickets
- Automobile mileage
- Hotel or Motel expenses
- Meals and incidental expenses
To enter your expensese:
As you navigate through the employee
business expenses, you will arrive at the Any
Special Situation? Page Click Yes/Continue
You will
then arrive at the Did Your Job-Related
Expenses Fall Into These Categories? Page
Enter your
expenses into the Military reservist
travel expenses field.
Include your
miles traveled times 54 cents per mile.
