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June 1, 2019
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My husband uses his own pickup to take himself & his coworkers to out-of-town jobs for work. Sometimes they have to stay out of town too. What can I deduct for this?

  • June 1, 2019
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Can I deduct things like fuel costs or mileage? Or meal/hotel costs?
Best answer by MichaelDC

All of the expenses you listed are deductible. Where they are entered on your return depend upon whether they were spent on his self-employment or for his job as an employee.

To enter your travel, vehicle mileage, supplies and other common business expenses:

·         Type “Schedule C” in the Search box.

·         Select the “Jump to” link.

·         Select Add expenses for this work (or Edit and navigate down to Business Expenses).

Remember to enter 1099-MISC, 1099-K, cash, and personal check income from your self-employment before you associate any expenses with your business.

If the mileage and expenses were not as a self-employed, but a W-2 employee instead, follow these links for the employee home office deduction and job-related employee expenses.

 





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June 1, 2019

All of the expenses you listed are deductible. Where they are entered on your return depend upon whether they were spent on his self-employment or for his job as an employee.

To enter your travel, vehicle mileage, supplies and other common business expenses:

·         Type “Schedule C” in the Search box.

·         Select the “Jump to” link.

·         Select Add expenses for this work (or Edit and navigate down to Business Expenses).

Remember to enter 1099-MISC, 1099-K, cash, and personal check income from your self-employment before you associate any expenses with your business.

If the mileage and expenses were not as a self-employed, but a W-2 employee instead, follow these links for the employee home office deduction and job-related employee expenses.