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How can I add vehicle mileage reimbursement for Volunteer work? Ie. a local firehouse?

 
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RayW7
Expert Alumni

How can I add vehicle mileage reimbursement for Volunteer work? Ie. a local firehouse?

Transportation expenses—including parking and tolls—for volunteer work (including nonprofit board meetings) are considered charitable donations and may be deducted from your income taxes.

 

The rate per mile, however, is lower: 14 cents per mile.

 

The IRS considers miles driven in service of registered charities to be a charitable contribution as long as the charity doesn't reimburse the volunteer. As a result, volunteers can deduct it on Schedule A (Form 1040) along with any qualifying cash donations and other expenses.

How can I add vehicle mileage reimbursement for Volunteer work? Ie. a local firehouse?

What if the organization reimburses you and reports the reimbursement as income on a Form 1099-NEC?

AmyC
Expert Alumni

How can I add vehicle mileage reimbursement for Volunteer work? Ie. a local firehouse?

You must include the 1099-NEC as income. It is not business income so let's go through the steps. Online and desktop have a little difference but this should get you through either one.

 

  1. Open your return to the federal income section
  2. Select income from Form 1099-NEC
  3. Enter the information from your form
  4. Continue
  5. Describe the reason -mileage reimbursed
  6. Continue
  7. Does one of these uncommon situations apply?
  8. Select not earned, sporadic, hobby - the screenshots are very different but you need hobby
  9. Continue
  10. See the NEC summary
  11. Done

 

Screenshots are a mix of desktop and online.

 

 

 

 

Step 1 - Adding 1099-NECStep 1 - Adding 1099-NEC

 

 

 

 

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How can I add vehicle mileage reimbursement for Volunteer work? Ie. a local firehouse?

Thank you Amy. 

Much appreciated.

Francois Christen

How can I add vehicle mileage reimbursement for Volunteer work? Ie. a local firehouse?

But I was reimbursed at the Federal Rate of .67 per mile and I served on a government commission. I assume the the total amount is deductible, not just .14  per mile.

ThomasM125
Expert Alumni

How can I add vehicle mileage reimbursement for Volunteer work? Ie. a local firehouse?

No, only the $0.14 would be allowed as charity mileage. It wouldn't matter what your actual cost of operating your vehicle was or the amount you got reimbursed, the standard allowance is all that is allowed.

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How can I add vehicle mileage reimbursement for Volunteer work? Ie. a local firehouse?

I forgot to mention that only part of the amount reported on the 1099-NEC was from mileage reimbursement at .67 cents per mile. The rest of it was from a $50 per meeting stipend that I was entitled to receive for serving on the commission. I assume that the latter amount counts as income but that I can deduct it somewhere. Please confirm. 

How can I add vehicle mileage reimbursement for Volunteer work? Ie. a local firehouse?

But isn’t ’serving on a governmental commission’ different from volunteer service?

ThomasM125
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How can I add vehicle mileage reimbursement for Volunteer work? Ie. a local firehouse?

There wouldn't be a deduction available for the stipend income, as you can't deduct the value of your time.

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