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Home is my primary business place for on the side deliveries but I have no dedicated homeoffice space. Can I deduct miles from home to first delivery as business expense?
I do food deliveries on the side as an independent contractor. My home is my primary place of business where I wait for some orders, do accounting work, etc, but I don't have a dedicated home-office space as all spaces are shared with personal use. Can I still deduct miles driven between home and my first delivery as a business expense?
Also, can I deduct mileage for the "commute" to my employed day job as travel between two work locations?
Thanks.


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Home is my primary business place for on the side deliveries but I have no dedicated homeoffice space. Can I deduct miles from home to first delivery as business expense?
Your tax home can be your place of residence without claiming office in the home there.
You start there with some orders for the first delivery.
You cannot deduct the commute to the day job, unless you are going there directly from a delivery and not your tax home.
The same is true on the way home from the day job - no commute is deductible, unless you are going directly to a delivery.
Keep a detailed log of your miles and trips for tax purposes.
This link may be helpful: https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/small-business-taxes/business-use-of-vehicles/L6hi0zzzh
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Home is my primary business place for on the side deliveries but I have no dedicated homeoffice space. Can I deduct miles from home to first delivery as business expense?
Your tax home can be your place of residence without claiming office in the home there.
You start there with some orders for the first delivery.
You cannot deduct the commute to the day job, unless you are going there directly from a delivery and not your tax home.
The same is true on the way home from the day job - no commute is deductible, unless you are going directly to a delivery.
Keep a detailed log of your miles and trips for tax purposes.
This link may be helpful: https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/small-business-taxes/business-use-of-vehicles/L6hi0zzzh
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