CMass Stan
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Is this Yahoo Answers or Hollywood Squares???
The simple answer is NO. You can't deduct the cost of commuting to and from your place of work from your Federal income taxes.
The exceptions include driving between jobs, or using a car strictly for business, which involves keeping logs to calculate service and depreciation that the normal taxpayer does not do.
Some state statutes allow for ways to be able to pay for some commuting expenses, through reimbursement accounts and deductions on state taxes.
For those of you who don't believe me: I knew someone whose accountant actually took the mileage deduction for taking the bus to and from work. Granted, that person was never caught, and I'll never advocate lawbreaking, but if you don't like the correct answers most people are posting, go ahead and take the deduction and see if the IRS cares. |
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mustanger
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No! If the car is used IN your work, such as a salesman who has to drive from location to location or a contractor who has to use a truck to transport his people, tools and materials to the job site then the expenses for fuel, oil and repairs can be deducted. But the average person using the car to commute from their home to their place of employment are not allowed a deduction. |
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lucee
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No not if you are employed and receive a paycheck.
If you are self-employed and have a legitimate business, in some cases you can claim mileage. You have to have mileage receipts, turnpike receipts, maintenance receipts on your vehicle, etc. It's usually more trouble than it's worth. |
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Jay
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Commuting, no. However, if you job IS driving (e.g., truck driver), then yes. |
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mmw
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No it is not true.
it all depends on what you do for a living...
if you job consist of you driving all the time... |
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Alexander K
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The answer is NO. If your work requires a lot of driving, you can claim either actual expenses or standard mileage deduction for miles driven FOR work. Say if you're salesman and you drive around to meet clients. But you absolutely can not claim miles for driving to and from work. As a matter a fact, say you drove 10,000 miles in a year, and some of that was related to work. You must subtract personal miles driven (leisure), and you must subtract miles driven to and from your office, and you can write off the rest. It is also subject to some limitations but in general this is how it works. |
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Judy1
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No, that's not true. Commuting expenses are not deductible. |
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Daniel-san
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No. You should stay home and work on your taxes using TurboTax. |
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nova_queen_28
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Absolutely NOT!
Driving to & from your workplace is not a tax deductible expense.
There are situations where transportation could be deductible, but this isn't one of them. |
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Lori W
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Not really. The only time this would work is if you are an outside salesperson and you are driving to customers. Otherwise it is commuting and the IRS says that is a personal expense |
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Tha Most Shady
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no, only on trips during work (site to site, or trip to the shop for lunch, etc.) |
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smurf
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Im not too sure, does that apply in Canada as well?? |
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nicoleblingy2003
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Do you go to school? I don't know about work, but I do know for a fact that you can use your commute mileage to and from school. Try going to H&R Block. They charge a bit, but they use everything they can to get you a big refund. I use gas mileage every year and get almost $1000 back. They don't even ask for gas receipts. |
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tonguebrator
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yes , i think you can claim getting to work. who cares where you go when you leave they're not responsible for that portion of it , but if you get audited you some how have to prove what you claimed. |
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newtech74
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Yes it is very true. but it also depends on how much you drive. I think you would have to drive more than 50 miles a day. |
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a_k
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I think so, if you itemize your deductions. |
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Fireman "T"
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Yes. But, you better save the reciepts!! |
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