driving 60+ miles a day. just for work

yes or no?

1/24/2008 2:26:30 PM

driving to work? or driving for work?

1/24/2008 2:28:46 PM

Sorry. Driving to/from work is not considered business miles. If you drive to a client's office you can write it off though.

I do contract IT work for a buddy's small business networking firm and he get's to write it off.

[Edited on January 24, 2008 at 2:30 PM. Reason : personal experience]

1/24/2008 2:29:32 PM

i carpool. i heard around the office that i may be able to do tax write off because of more than one person. hmmm

1/24/2008 2:32:30 PM

doubt it.

1/24/2008 3:25:19 PM

What kinda proof do I have to have for driving while at work? I have to use my personal car sometimes for work trips and such, for instance today I had to drive to the greensboro airport and back. I get to fill my tank up on the company dime as repayment, but other than that can I write that shit off or do I have to get some "receipt" everytime?

1/24/2008 3:57:19 PM

well if your company pays for gas then you should be good to go.

or are you just talking about maintenance wise it puts more miles therefore your car depreciates quicker?

1/24/2008 4:07:51 PM

Yeah gas is paid for, mileage isnt. Seeing as my drive to work is like 5 miles maybe, anytime I have to drive anywhere for the company its usually much more than my typical work commute. I have had entire weeks I had to drive out to RTP and back every day so it all adds up over time.

1/24/2008 4:12:51 PM

true.

i contacted my works HR department, they said i needed to take it up with a tax pro.

1/24/2008 4:16:58 PM

i wish

i do a 100+ miles a day

1/24/2008 4:28:47 PM

if you do carpooling, you can get benefits. either free parking or partial gas reimbursement.

1/24/2008 4:29:48 PM

http://www.irs.gov/publications/p463/index.html

Quote :

"Commuting expenses. You cannot deduct the costs of taking a bus, trolley, subway, or taxi, or of driving a car between your home and your main or regular place of work. These costs are personal commuting expenses. You cannot deduct commuting expenses no matter how far your home is from your regular place of work. You cannot deduct commuting expenses even if you work during the commuting trip."

Quote :

"Car pools. You cannot deduct the cost of using your car in a nonprofit car pool. Do not include payments you receive from the passengers in your income. These payments are considered reimbursements of your expenses. However, if you operate a car pool for a profit, you must include payments from passengers in your income. You can then deduct your car expenses (using the rules in this publication)."

Doss2k shouldn't have a problem claiming a deduction on mileage. If you don't do this already, you should start keeping a written record of the date, mileage, destination, purpose, etc.

1/24/2008 4:47:53 PM

You can deduct up to a certain amount if you pay for parking at yoru place of business, according to H&R Block's website.


I have a parking pass, but i don't have enough deductions to itemize, so it doesn't matter.

1/24/2008 5:22:53 PM

might want to check the threshold for unreimbursed business expenses and how everything is classified that you think you did/didn't get paid for

1/24/2008 5:27:35 PM

keep a written log of your starting and ending mileage for work related travel. If you ever get audited, you're going to need it.

1/24/2008 6:01:34 PM

If I ever got audited Id probably be screwed lol. I dont keep receipts for much and dont really take many deductions either, but for things like how much did you donate you charity this year I usually just take a ballpark number and throw it down. Hell last year Im pretty sure I just threw a ballpark number on for how much in tuition I paid.

1/25/2008 8:43:57 AM

using public transportation to go to and from work should be a tax write off to encourage mass transit use.

1/25/2008 10:36:13 AM

^ yup

1/25/2008 10:40:28 AM

you can however write off mileage driving from one job to another.... like from a full-time to a part-time, FTW

1/25/2008 10:50:30 AM

damn really?

the past 10 years i would drive from one work to the other. 10 mile one way trip.

dang.

1/25/2008 11:02:52 AM