topic Travel expenses(mileage & per diem) in Deductions & credits

Travel expenses(mileage & per diem)

mannywray — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 01:17:20 GMT

I use my own personal vehicle for work travel for the company I work for(I do receive a W2 from them), I am a general manager. To be clear, I do not own my own company, I work for someone else. I do travel for this company and am reimbursed for gas receipts and for per diem. However for some areas I travel to, I know the government allowable per diem is higher than what I am reimbursed. Also I do keep track of my business miles versus personal miles.

So the first question I have is where do I enter this difference in what I have been reimbursed versus what the federal government allows for per diem? And secondly, where do I enter my business mileage, total mileage(personal + business), and the total of gas receipts I have been reimbursed?

Re: Travel expenses(mileage & per diem)

Bsch4477 — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 01:20:52 GMT

Since you are an employee you can’t deduct those expenses.

Re: Travel expenses(mileage & per diem)

mannywray — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 01:35:43 GMT

Thank you for the quick response. So just to be clear, I can’t enter this as a job-related expense?

Re: Travel expenses(mileage & per diem)

Bsch4477 — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 01:54:29 GMT

Correct. That benefit was disallowed several years ago.