I drove 130 miles for an interview and had my engine fall out costing me $1,600 is there a way to claim this

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I drove 130 miles for an interview and had my engine fall out costing me $1,600 is there a way to claim this

You can claim job search costs, a miscellaneous itemized deduction, for 130 miles at $0.535 / mile. It would be difficult to assert that the engine issue was solely related to the travel vs. deferred maintenance.

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I drove 130 miles for an interview and had my engine fall out costing me $1,600 is there a way to claim this

You can claim job search costs, a miscellaneous itemized deduction, for 130 miles at $0.535 / mile. It would be difficult to assert that the engine issue was solely related to the travel vs. deferred maintenance.

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