topic I am an independent contractor who lives in CA but moved to NJ for one month to travel to and from a job site in PA . Can I deduct the cost of gas if I rent a car? in Deductions & credits https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-am-an-independent-contractor-who-lives-in-ca-but-moved-to-nj-for-one-month-to-travel-to-and-from-a/01/592214#M77172 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 00:23:50 GMT tca 2019-06-06T00:23:50Z I am an independent contractor who lives in CA but moved to NJ for one month to travel to and from a job site in PA . Can I deduct the cost of gas if I rent a car? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-am-an-independent-contractor-who-lives-in-ca-but-moved-to-nj-for-one-month-to-travel-to-and-from-a/01/592214#M77172 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 00:23:50 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-am-an-independent-contractor-who-lives-in-ca-but-moved-to-nj-for-one-month-to-travel-to-and-from-a/01/592214#M77172 tca 2019-06-06T00:23:50Z Yes, if this was a temporary job not expected to last for... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/yes-if-this-was-a-temporary-job-not-expected-to-last-for/01/592215#M77173 <P>Yes, if this was a temporary job not expected to last for longer than one year. See&nbsp;<A href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p463.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IRS Publication 463</A>&nbsp;for other expenses you could be entitled to because of this temporary work location.</P><P></P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 00:23:52 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/yes-if-this-was-a-temporary-job-not-expected-to-last-for/01/592215#M77173 IsabellaG 2019-06-06T00:23:52Z