Need to claim mileage

dalerifenbark — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:30:46 GMT

I only get reimbursed $0.14 per mile for reimbursement. How do I get the rest of that

Based on information in your question, this answer is ass...

AnnetteB — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:30:48 GMT

Based on information in your question, this answer is assuming that you are an employee receiving a W-2 (not self-employed receiving a Form 1099-MISC).

You mentioned that you are reimbursed at the rate of $0.14 per mile. Since that reimbursement per mile is less than the business mileage rate published by the IRS for the year ($0.54 per business mile for 2016), then you can deduct the difference in those rates. This allows you to take full advantage of the published standard mileage rate.

As an employee, you would use Form 2106 Unreimbursed Employee Expenses to claim this difference. One important thing to know about Form 2106 is that you must also be using Schedule A and claiming itemized deductions (not the standard deduction) before it may affect the bottom line of your tax return. This means that you could enter all the necessary information into your return to claim the mileage and your reimbursement amount, but if you are using the standard deduction then your refund/balance due would not change.

To go to the section of TurboTax to enter any unreimbursed employee expenses, use these steps:

On the top row of the TurboTax online screen, click on Search (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax locate the search box in the upper right corner)
This opens a box where you can type in “2106” (be sure to enter exactly as shown here) and click the magnifying glass (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax, click Find)
The search results will give you an option to “Jump to 2106”
Click on the blue “Jump to 2106” link

[edit 01/23/17 8:04 am PST - typo]

Was this for a job where you receive a W2? Or was it fo...

re2boys — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:30:50 GMT

Was this for a job where you receive a W2? Or was it for a charity that offers reimbursement of use for your car?
$0.14 happens to be the rate you can claim for charitable use of your vehicle.

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Need to claim mileage

Based on information in your question, this answer is ass...

Was this for a job where you receive a W2? Or was it fo...