2007-02-02 11:00:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
Normally commuting is not deductible; it's a personal expense covered by your standard deduction.
The only way you can ever deduct commuting to work is if you work two jobs (you can deduct the miles between jobs only if you don't go home first), if you work out of your home office (you can deduct the miles between jobs because one of them is your home), or if you work "off site" (meaning that you work in one place and you're assigned a temporary work site elsewhere to travel to at your own expense).
If any of these apply, you get the standard mileage rate, and you have to keep a log of the miles you drive (or a calendar) to support your deduction in event of an audit. There are also special rules to follow for each. You'll need to look them up to see if you qualify.
2007-02-02 11:06:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
no you can't
you can deduct from one workplace to another during the course of the day, but not as the primary arrival to work
you can deduct if your work is such as traveling salesmans, contractor or any type of job where you have a base of operations but frequently travel from base to job or even directly to the job from home to meet , supervise ro what not with cleints
2007-02-02 11:05:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, you can't deduct commuting expenses from home to work and back.
2007-02-03 09:00:58 · answer #3 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, you cannot deduct ANY commuting miles or costs, regardless of how far your commute is.
2007-02-02 11:03:24 · answer #4 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋