property tax portion vehicle

[acls2x]

The company I contract with is reimbursing for business miles driven--but not counting it as income (not issuing a 1099 misc they used to report it as income on a 1099 misc) so i cannot write off mileage expense  . I would think i could still write off part of the personal property tax since its not commuting miles, However using the step by step questions in turbo tax I have to enter the miles as commuting so it does not calculate a write off for them Can I change this on the work sheet and somehow note they are not commuting miles (but 67 cents per mile reimbursed by the company I contract with

The vehicle is used about 80 percent for the business miles

Can I enter 80 percent of the property tax as a deduction manually on the forms or under misc expenses?

[acls2x]

If I enter the reimbursed mileage as business miles---which it is and the  go into the forms and just change to deduct actual expenses and enter only the property tax  for the vehicle   this give me a deduction for the business  use portion of property tax

[AmyC]

You said contract work- that implies self-employed with deductible business expenses. You would enter all of the income, including the reimbursement, on your business return. Write off all your vehicle expenses (to counter the reimbursement) and take the property tax with any other deductions. See Deducting Expenses

If you are an employee, unless you meet the federal exception for employee expenses, you will not have a federal deduction. You may have a state deduction. See Is Mileage Reimbursement Taxable Income? - TurboTax - Intuit & About Form 2106, Employee Business Expenses