how to deduct employee mileage reimbursement on schedule c

We reimbursed our employee for mileage incurred when they used their own vehicle for our business to do deliveries, etc. Where on the tax return do we deduct for that expense? I have Turbo Tax Home and Business and file a Schedule C. I know how to deduct for vehicle expenses we incur on our own vehicles. Can't figure out where to enter the employee's mileage reimbursement.

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Mar 4, 2022 6:45:37 PM

Reimbursements made under an "accountable plan" are deductible by your business, and are also excluded from the employee's gross income for payroll tax purposes. If you are a sole proprietor filing Schedule C, you would deduct these reimbursed expenses in the Schedule C categories to which they pertain; for example, reimbursed employee vehicle expenses would be reported on Line 9 and you must complete the information in section IV.

However, if the reimbursements are not made under an accountable plan, you must include the reimbursements in the employee's wages on IRS Form W-2. You would treat the reimbursements as part of the employee's compensation. If you are a sole proprietor, you'd include the reimbursements on Line 26 of Schedule C, "wages."

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