Job Mileage - Employer reimbursed less than the standard rate.

[richard-nardone]

I traveled for my job in my personal vehicle 1753 miles in 2016 and my mileage is officially tracked by my employer. The 2016 standard rate for reimbursement is $0.54 a mile. My employer however has already reimbursed me $0.51 a mile. What is the correct way to deduct the remaining difference of $0.03 a mile?

[sbahlers]

When I answered the questions for the auto and put in the total miles, it does not ask for reimbursement, how do I find that or where can I put that in if I have already done this section?

[michelleal2018]

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[taxes2016konisse]

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[MichaelDC · Accepted solution]

[Edited for 2017 on 2/7/18]

This is how to enter your partially reimbursed mileage. A short explanation follows.

Enter all your business miles and expenses here:

·        Go to Federal Taxes,

·        Click Deductions and Credits, 

·        Select I'll choose what I work on 

·        Select Job-Related Expenses under Employment Expenses. 

Enter ALL business miles driven and vehicle information first in the interview questions. Then, it will ask for reimbursement information.

You can potentially write off the mileage driven for work minus the mileage you were reimbursed for. As an employee, you can deduct unreimbursed vehicle expenses as job expenses, but you must be able to itemize your deductions

For instance, the IRS standard mileage rate is $.535/mile. If you drove 10,000 miles ($5,350 at the standard 2017 IRS rate) but the company only reimbursed you $4000, you could deduct the additional $1,450 as an unreimbursed business expense. Of course, you would enter your additional business expenses (cell phone, office supplies, Meals & Entertainment).

If you own a fairly expensive vehicle or lease it and you drive a high percentage for business use, you may consider take the actual expenses instead of the standard mileage rate. The reimbursement would be the same.

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[stephk]

Is this still true for 2018 taxes?