Can I deduct mileage and fuel/maintenance for using my personal vehicle for work? What about commuting to and from work?

j_agee47 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 06:46:41 GMT

It depends As an employee - No - You can not deduct comm...

DS30 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 06:46:43 GMT

It depends

As an employee -

No - You can not deduct commuting miles to and from work as an employed.

Yes - If you have unreimbursed business miles as an employee, you will be able to either to deduct the actually costs related to the business use of your personal vehicle or take a standard business mileage rate (.54 cents per mile in 2016) but not both. Also you will only be able to deduct these job-related expenses if you itemize and these expense are subject to a 2% AGI limitation.

To deduct unreimbursed business miles as an employee in TurboTax Online (for TurboTax Online sign-in, click Here) or Desktop, please follow these steps:

You would enter your unreimbursed employment expenses under Federal Taxes>Deductions and Credits> I'll choose what I work on (or jump to full list)> scroll down to Employment Expenses> Job-related expenses (start/update). Use the TurboTax guide to help you enter these expense.

Say "yes" to question "Did you have any of these expenses in 2015 for your W-2 income?" under the screen titled "Employment Expenses Related to a W-2".
after about 6 to 10 question screens, you will get to a screen titled "Job-Related Expenses" you can put this information here. List as "additional unreimbursed business miles"

Please refer to this IRS link for more information about Transportation Costs

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Can I deduct mileage and fuel/maintenance for using my personal vehicle for work? What about commuting to and from work?

It depends As an employee - No - You can not deduct comm...