topic Re: Commuting miles error in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Commuting miles error

cellobob — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:19:24 GMT

Hi there,

I'm getting an error that says that my commuting miles + my business miles can not exceed my total miles: It says, specifically "Commuting Miles is too large. Commuting Miles (300) + Business Miles (43,282) cannot exceed total miles (52,000)."

Seems to me that total miles still exceeds commuting + business, but maybe my math is wrong... : )

Re: Commuting miles error

AliciaP1 — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 16:09:46 GMT

It may be you entered a decimal by accident when you entered your miles and TurboTax is not computing it correctly. I suggest deleting your commuting miles completely, as they have no impact on the mileage deduction at all. This should alleviate your error and allow you to file.

Re: Commuting miles error

cellobob — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 16:55:25 GMT

Nope, that didn't work. I re-entered the numbers too, no decimal points.

Re: Commuting miles error

BrittanyS — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 18:53:25 GMT

It would be helpful to have a TurboTax token. The token provides a sanitized version of your return. We will be able to see the numbers but not any personal information such as your name, SSN, or address.

If you would like to do this, here are the instructions:

In TurboTax Online, go to the black panel on the left side of your program and select Tax Tools.

Then select Tools below Tax Tools.
A window will pop up which says Tools Center.
On this screen, select Share my file with Agent.
You will see a message explaining what the diagnostic copy is.  Click okay through this screen, and you will get a Token number.

In TurboTax CD/Download versions, go to the black panel on your screen and select Online.

Scroll down and select Send tax file to Agent.
You will see a message explaining what the diagnostic copy is.  Click send through this screen, and you will get a Token number.

Reply to this thread with your Token number.

We will then be able to see precisely what you are seeing, and we can determine what exactly is going on in your return and provide you with a resolution.

@cellobob