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Returning Member
posted Feb 24, 2021 5:17:20 PM

Travel expenses(mileage & per diem)

I use my own personal vehicle for work travel for the company I work for(I do receive a W2 from them), I am a general manager.  To be clear, I do not own my own company, I work for someone else.  I do travel for this company and am reimbursed for gas receipts and for per diem.  However for some areas I travel to, I know the government allowable per diem is higher than what I am reimbursed.  Also I do keep track of my business miles versus personal miles. 

 

So the first question I have is where do I enter this difference in what I have been reimbursed versus what the federal government allows for per diem?  And secondly, where do I enter my business mileage, total mileage(personal + business), and the total of gas receipts I have been reimbursed?     

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Level 15
Feb 24, 2021 5:20:52 PM

Since you are an employee you can’t deduct those expenses. 

Returning Member
Feb 24, 2021 5:35:43 PM

Thank you for the quick response.  So just to be clear, I can’t enter this as a job-related expense?

Level 15
Feb 24, 2021 5:54:29 PM

Correct. That benefit was disallowed several years ago.