Can I get money back on my taxes for this...?

Question

I bought $700 worth of clothes and shoes because I got a new job and needed business attire which I didn't have at all. Can I get my money back for those purchases? Also, this new job is about 1 hour from were I live and since I've been working there, I've been spending twice if not three times as much on gas. I've been saving my reciepts, can I claim gas as a business expense as well?

Answer 1

You can deduct clothing that can be used only for work, such as some uniforms and some protective safety clothing. You cannot deduct ordinary business clothing.

You cannot deduct regular commuting between your home and your regular job location. However, if you have two or more job locations, you can deduct the cost of travel from one job location to the other. Also, if your new job location is at least 50 miles farther from your home than your old job location was, then you can move to be closer and deduct the cost of moving.

Answer 2

Sorry, but for clothes and shoes, you can only deduct them if they can't be worn for everyday wear, like a nurses uniform, or other types of uniforms. Business attire can be worn every day so it's not deductible. As far claiming gas, even though you are driving 1 hour from where you live and you've been spending twice if not three times as much on gas, commuting to work and back is not deductible.

Answer 3

No, you don't get anything back for the new clothes and shoes you bought. And you don't get any deduction for your commuting expense - that's never deductible.

The only way you could claim clothes for work would be if they're uniforms, not suitable for wearing elsewhere than work - business attire is NOT a uniform.

Answer 4

1) Clothes that you could wear somewhere else are not deductible. Whether you do wear them anywhere else is irrelevant.

2) Gas expenses for commuting back and forth to work are also not deductible.

Answer 5

Sorry, but none of that is deductible.