The method in which to deduct travel depends on the purpose of the travel.
If you are self-employed
- Self-employed individuals generally take their travel expenses as a deduction against self-employment income
To enter travel expenses related to self employment
- Login to your TurboTax online account
- Click Take me to my return or pick up where I left off
- In the search box (located in the upper right hand corner) type schedule c
- Click the Jump to schedule c link that appears in the search results.
- Answer Yes to Did you have any self-employment income or expenses? or Did you have any income and expenses for a business in 2017? and follow the onscreen instructions until it asks about travel expenses.
If you are employed by someone else (W-2 income)
- Any unreimbursed employee expenses are claimed as an itemized deduction on Schedule A, limited to amounts above 2% of their adjusted gross income (AGI).
To enter employee travel expenses in TurboTax:
- Login to your TurboTax online account
- Click Take me to my return or pick up where I left off
- Click the Federal tab (on the left side)
- Click Deductions & Credits; scroll down and click edit/add next to Job Expenses for W-2 Income
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