On a 1099 Misc can I deduct the cost of gas used instead of mileage?

[laffe004]

I didn't keep up with mileage but saved gas receipts..so I don't know my total miles driven in 2015 that was work related

[Carl]

On a 1099-MISC? Can you clarify? The 1099-MISC has no relation to vehicle use or expenses what-so-ever. Are you self-employed maybe, and received a 1099-MISC?

[laffe004]

Sorry! Yes a 1099 MISC. It was for perdiem on a job, so I can claim expenses on my vehicle. Its asking for the total miles driven in 2015 and for the miles driven just for work in 2015. I don't know the mileage i used because I saved gas receipts.

[Opus 17 · Accepted solution]

Not without the mileage.

For business use of a car (both as a W-2 employee or as a self employed independent contractor) you can use the standard mileage method or the actual expense method.  For the actual expense method you can deduct gas, oil changes, tires and other repairs, and depreciation (wear and tear) but only the amount that is work related.  If this vehicle is only used for work and you can prove that if audited, then you can claim the gas cost.  But if this is a personal vehicle that you also use for work, you need the total mileage for the year and the total work miles, because you deduct the percentage of actual costs based on percentage of work use.