I'm trying to figure out what mileage is allowed

stephejones07 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:03:36 GMT

My husband is on a job that round trip is 240 miles from our home. He is receiving no per diem, so he is making the drive. Can I deduct those miles? I have beginning of year oil change receipts from 2016.

Yes, you can deduct the miles if you meet the IRS guideli...

MichaelL1 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:03:38 GMT

Yes, you can deduct the miles if you meet the IRS guidelines I have listed below. So read this carefully.

The job must be temporary (expected to last less than one year) for mileage to be deductible otherwise it is considered a non-deductible commuting expense.

Commuting expenses between your home and main workplace are never deductible, even if your workplace is far away or you conduct business or haul work supplies during your commute. (A few states allow you to deduct certain commuter related expenses, but that has to be done on your state return.)

However, if you travel to and from a temporary work location (where your assignment is expected to last no more than 1 year) outside your metropolitan area, you can claim commuting expenses. You can also claim commuting expenses to and from a temporary work site, regardless of location, as long as your main workplace is elsewhere.

If you meet the above IRS guidelines than go to this section in TurboTax.

To enter the miles driven (and other related expenses)

Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business)
Click on Deductions and Credits
Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown)
Scroll down to Employment Expenses
On Job Expenses for a W-2, click on the start or update button

You will have to reconstruct the best you can the total miles driven for the year and the total business miles driven for the year.

The workplace would be considered temporary. He worked at...

mama_0922 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:03:40 GMT

The workplace would be considered temporary. He worked at 3 separate plants last year. The mileage is a lot which made me nervous, but I made sure to get beginning of year oil change with odometer reading so I could prove the mileage driven.

Great!

MichaelL1 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 03:03:43 GMT

Great!

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I'm trying to figure out what mileage is allowed

Yes, you can deduct the miles if you meet the IRS guideli...

The workplace would be considered temporary. He worked at...

Great!