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Level 2
April 18, 2021
Question

Student Teacher Internship

My son completed his student teaching internship in the fall of 2020.  He was not paid, so was not an employee of the school system,  and had a commute to the nearest high school -accepting student teachers- from his college of 120 miles per day-round trip, 5 days a week for 5 months (August to December).  Can he claim any deductions for vehicle mileage, repairs, etc.? If so where do we enter those expenses?

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    Level 15
    April 18, 2021

    Sorry--no, there are no deductions for commuting to the internship.   Commuting expenses to work or school are not deductible.

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    Level 2
    April 18, 2021

    Thank you for answering my question.