Mileage deduction question?

Question

If I drive from home to my office,then from the office to a client and then home, is the mileage from the office to the client, and the mileage from the client to home deductable. Assuming of course that I have kept a log. I know the mileage from home to the office is considered commuting.

Answer 1

The easiest way to figure this out is:

1. Calculate how many miles you commute round-trip on a weekday to work. For example, let's say your office is 4 miles from your house, so your normal commute to work is 8 miles a day.

2. Calculate your total mileage the day you have to drive to a client from your office and then return home. For example, if your client's site is 20 miles from your office, and it takes you another 25 miles to drive from your client back home, your total miles for the day will be 49 miles (4 miles from home to office + 20 miles from office to client + 25 miles from client to home).

3. Deduct your normal round-trip commute between home and office from Step #2.

4. Your allowable mileage is 41 miles for the day (49 miles minus 8 miles).

Answer 2

If the client site to home is farther than office to home, you can take mileage for the difference. If the client is closer to your home than your office to home, no you can't take any of it except the office to client part.

Answer 3

I think it goes according to the job you have. You need to drive to see clients, and then to the office etc. But, I think you are allowed a certain maximum amount you can deduct for your type of job. Someone who is on the road steady with their own vehicle, probably can claim more, if that time is job related. Either the amount is capped, or you would need to keep track of all the miles spent on job related driving. Maybe someone else has first hand knowledge, so good luck.