stop using a vehicle for business

I am now consulting only from home and not visiting any clients, so no miles on my owned personal vehicle under schedule C (owned, available for personal use, so no past depreciation to handle, etc.). So I put in a date (1/3/2022) when I decided I wasn't going to do any vehicle expenses for 2022. However, I keep getting an error when I do a check of my return that says the vehicle miles traveled must be greater than zero! why doesn't that worksheet just disappear or why doesn't it accept zero miles? Can I submit with this error?

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1 Best answer

Expert Alumni

Apr 12, 2023 11:41:30 AM

NO, don't submit with error. Delete the form that calculates mileage. Car and Truck Wks to delete a form follow the instructions:

Windows instructions

Sign in to your TurboTax account
Switch to Forms Mode by selecting the Forms icon
From the menu, select the form you want to remove
After the form is generated in the right pane, select the Delete Form button
Follow any onscreen instructions to remove the form or forms

Mac instructions

Sign in to your TurboTax account
Switch to Forms Mode by selecting the Forms icon
From the menu, select the form you want to remove (if you don't see it, select Open Form at the top)
From the Forms menu, select Remove [car and truck wks]
Follow any onscreen instructions to remove the form or forms

Online

Continue return
Go to tools on left hand menu, then tax tools
delete a form
Select the car and truck wks
delete and confirm
Review then file if no errors.

@cathypaul14

Level 15

Apr 12, 2023 11:27:15 AM

you need to delete the worksheet for the vehicle but must keep track of business usage/depreciation should you ever dispose of it.