Both me and my wife drive over 50miles a day (25there and back) to work, 5 days a week, we have calculated that gas this year has cost us around $2000 to go to work, is there anywhere I can claim this back on my tax?
2007-01-28 12:18:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
No. Commuting to your normal place of business is not deductible as business mileage.
2007-01-28 12:36:47 · answer #1 · answered by jseah114 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The IRS doesnt allow you to take a deduction for commuting miles to and from you principal place of business.
We should all contact our representatives in Congress and push them to pass legislations to allow everyone to be able to though. Gas is getting too expensive.
2007-01-28 21:41:04 · answer #2 · answered by emeraldsky21 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There should be a place on your Schedule A...there are restrictions however on how much you may claim...you can also claim any gas bought for a boat (it requires a special form)....in general though, unless you have enough deductions to be able to get a bigger deduction that the standard deduction, it is not worth even worrying about it...
2007-01-28 20:25:00 · answer #3 · answered by Mikey 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
not if it is your normal job location and over a year
if your building is being repainted and for a month you need to drive to another farther location you can claim that but not a normal comute from your home to your job
2007-01-28 20:49:14 · answer #4 · answered by G L 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, that's a non-deductible personal expense.
2007-01-28 20:31:14 · answer #5 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋