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Level 1
May 10, 2020
Question

Personal vehicle driven for work.

My wife is in sales and drives her personal vehicle mostly for work.  The car was replaced in 2019 with another vehicle, also used mostly for work.  How do I handle the change over in Turbo Tax.  The original car was a 2010 and was owned long before it was used for this job.  Thank you in advance

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    Carl
    Level 11
    Level 11
    May 10, 2020

    Is your wife a W-2 employee? If so, W-2 job related expenses are no longer deductible as of the 2018 tax year. Not a penny.

    If she's self-employed and does this driving for a business she owns and reports on SCH C as a part of your personal 1040 joint tax return, then I can help with the transition reporting, assuming you claim the vehicle "per mile" deduction on SCH C also.