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I'm using actual vehicle expense deductions. I went on vacation and parked the car at the airport. Do I include that parking fee as a vehicle expense?

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June 4, 2019
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I sometimes incur parking fees when visiting client's offices. But I also incur personal parking fees while using the vehicle. I understand that since only 20% of my milage in the vehicle were business miles, I'll only be able to deduct 20% of vehicle fuel expenses, and will only be able to deduct 20% of repairs for the year, even if there was a big one when someone banged into me while I was parked on business. But do I also get to deduct 20% of purely personal vehicle-related fees like parking fees incurred while on vacation, or toll expenses incurred while on vacation?

And ... enter it in the "other expenses" field of the "actual expenses" listing for the vehicle.

TurboTax Home & Biz Windows

Best answer by MinhT1

Expenses which are identifiable as personal expenses such as parking fees while on vacation and toll fees for private use are not deductible.

On the other hand, those same expenses incurred for your business are 100% deductible.

Only expenses such as gas, repairs, insurance, depreciation which are common between business and personal use are prorated.

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MinhT1Answer

Expenses which are identifiable as personal expenses such as parking fees while on vacation and toll fees for private use are not deductible.

On the other hand, those same expenses incurred for your business are 100% deductible.

Only expenses such as gas, repairs, insurance, depreciation which are common between business and personal use are prorated.

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somebody2017Author

I have found the place to enter these, not in the "Actual Expenses" for Vehicles page of Turbo Tax Home and Business, but rather in a subsequent "before we wrap up" page.... who would have expected that these expenses wouldn't be on the actual expenses page... or at least a hint that these would be entered later (and why not first?). Thank you for taking the time to explain this.