https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/am-i-able-to-deduct-mileage-driving-to-and-from-my-unpaid-internship-at-a-non-profit-for-my-master-s/01/3402360#M327246 <P>I am in my final year of obtaining my master's in counseling. I live in the state of Michigan and I am doing my internship at non-profit. I have heard that I am able to deduct my mileage on my taxes. Is this true and would this be under education expenses?</P> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:45:42 GMT mamjmb 2024-11-14T21:45:42Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/am-i-able-to-deduct-mileage-driving-to-and-from-my-unpaid-internship-at-a-non-profit-for-my-master-s/01/3402360#M327246 <P>I am in my final year of obtaining my master's in counseling. I live in the state of Michigan and I am doing my internship at non-profit. I have heard that I am able to deduct my mileage on my taxes. Is this true and would this be under education expenses?</P> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:45:42 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/am-i-able-to-deduct-mileage-driving-to-and-from-my-unpaid-internship-at-a-non-profit-for-my-master-s/01/3402360#M327246 mamjmb 2024-11-14T21:45:42Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-am-i-able-to-deduct-mileage-driving-to-and-from-my-unpaid-internship-at-a-non-profit-for-my/01/3402361#M327247 <P>No. Transportation related to education is not a qualified education expense. &nbsp;You can't include education expenses to qualify for the American Opportunity Credit, or Lifetime Learning Credit, or to reimburse using tax-deductible withdrawals from a 529 plan.&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/qualified-ed-expenses" target="_blank">https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/qualified-ed-expenses</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>As far as a work-related expense deduction, you can't deduct expenses from income you were never paid, so if this is an unpaid internship, you can't deduct mileage to get there. &nbsp;(If it was paid, you might be able to deduct mileage depending on how the income was reported.)</P> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:49:18 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-am-i-able-to-deduct-mileage-driving-to-and-from-my-unpaid-internship-at-a-non-profit-for-my/01/3402361#M327247 Opus 17 2024-11-14T21:49:18Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-am-i-able-to-deduct-mileage-driving-to-and-from-my-unpaid-internship-at-a-non-profit-for-my/01/3402377#M327251 <P>Thanks for the information!</P> Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:25:31 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-am-i-able-to-deduct-mileage-driving-to-and-from-my-unpaid-internship-at-a-non-profit-for-my/01/3402377#M327251 mamjmb 2024-11-15T00:25:31Z