Under communication expenses how much of my cell phone bill can I claim for uber

[WillK · Accepted solution]

It depends. You need to calculate how much you use your cellphone for business and how much you used for personal use. 

For example, lets say your cell phone bill was $500.00 (used 100% of the time). You calculated that you used your phone 30% of the time for business and 70% of the time for personal. So $500.00 multiplied by 30%= $150.00. You can write off $150.00 as a business expense, and $350.00 would be a personal expense

[marydjc]

Ok my question is, what if the account where my line is, is not under my name? My phone line is under my boyfriend's account with other 5 person in it. But I still pay him monthly for it. Can I declare this as an expense even if is not under my name? Please I would really appreciate help in this matter. Thank you in advance

[ThomasM125]

Yes, you can still claim the deduction on your tax return. You just need to figure out how much of the use is for business versus personal. Also, you should keep a receipt or some type of documentation proving how much you paid and that it was for the phone bill.