I drive about 60 miles a day, 5 days a week, 185 days a year (I'm a teacher). I drive a Ford Escape, so you can imagine the amount of money I spend!
2006-12-06 08:50:42 · 5 answers · asked by conga_rich 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
You can only deduct mileage if it is buisness related and non-commuting. Driving to and from work is non-deductible. If you have mileage that is non-commuting then you add 44.5cents per mile under the "unreimbursed business expenses". If that amount along with other unreimbursed expenses is over 2% of your AGI then you include the amount of the 2% on your Schedule A, If you Schedule A is over your standard deduction then you use your Schedule A amount. Kinda confusing, but all in all, it really isn't that beneficial unless you have a lot of business expenses.
2006-12-06 08:55:39 · answer #1 · answered by Dana B 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
My husband does construction and in the past, when we got our taxes done (by H&R Block), they would calculate how much deductions we had, including, child care, driving, uniform, medical and donations and if it would equal a certain amount, then he would show us how much it's worth doing the deduction, but the downside is that we would have to use a different tax form (Long form I think) which cost ALOT more than just the short forms. So take this into consideration.
2006-12-06 08:56:20 · answer #2 · answered by heidi9ball 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
You, not the IRS, choose where you live as in reference to where you work. So commuting is not deductable.
2006-12-06 08:57:12 · answer #3 · answered by johngrobmyer 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sorry...just pay your taxes like the rest of us.
Coach
2006-12-06 08:57:59 · answer #4 · answered by Thanks for the Yahoo Jacket 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Commuting back and forth to work is not deductable.
2006-12-06 08:54:47 · answer #5 · answered by Wayne Z 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋