Mileage Expenses Question for both W2 and 1099-MISC

[1099newbie85]

Hey everyone,

I have a W2 which accounts for about 90% of my income but just started doing some contracting work and for the first time have a 1099-MISC.  Yearly, I drive roughly 11,000 miles - I only own 1 vehicle and use it for personal use, driving to my main W2, and also to my side 1099. My question is this - On my 1099, I only claimed roughly 300 miles out of the year as my deduction (just getting started in the new venture). Can I claim additional miles to my W2 that I drove to that main source of income? I would break out the personal miles from the equation.

Thank you!

[MaryK4 · Accepted solution]

The rule is you cannot claim commuting miles- from you residence to your regular place of employment.  

[Carfsten0917]

I receive a W2 and a 1099-misc from my employer and from another business that is tied into work done from my main employer.  The 1099misc contributes a small portion of my income but that income is generated from the office of my main employer.  Am I allowed to claim gas mileage to and from work since I receive a 1099-misc from work generates at my main employer  even though it is an additional company paying me as a contractor 

[KatrinaB48]

Since you are being paid as a self-employed contractor, then you may qualify to claim business mileage. However, your deductible business miles are the miles driven between work sites. The miles driven from your home or office to your first or primary place of work are nondeductible commuting miles. The drive from your last work site back home are also considered commuting miles. Therefore, if your only mileage expense was for driving to and from your primary work location, then you cannot deduct any business mileage.

[Skyfall]

If and how does this change if your 1099 office is a home office? I work from home -> go to my w2 job -> go back to my home office. My understanding is that if you have a home office the commuting restriction is lifted. How does that work when the commute is to a W2 position. I assume it becomes even more of a grey area considering I tend to do 1099 work on my lunch break when I take one whether that is meetings at the local food court or anything else. 

[Vanessa A]

No, you cannot claim mileage for going back and forth from  your home office to your employers jobsite. You could claim mileage going to a business meeting that is for your self-employment, but not one that is for your employer.  The mileage would be deductible from your home to the restaurant, not from your home, your job then the worksite.  You will need to remove from the mileage total, the miles driven to your job. 

Basically, going to your W-2 job would be no different than running errands.  It is not deductible because it is not part of your business.