Tax deduction for mileage to a clinical site (separate location from the school).

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February 18, 2022
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Hello, my wife is in nursing school. She travels once a week to the school (main location) and twice a week to a hospital (second location) to complete her clinical hours. She does not receive any reimbursement for her time while completing her clinical hours. The hospital is at a separate location from the school.

Does this fall under the same tax treatment as a secondary job site as far as claiming mileage for school expenses?

Please do not guess. If you do not know for sure, please just move on.

Thank you for your time.

ZoltanB45

The mileage deduction for going to a 2nd job site is only applicable if the employee drives to the main job first and then goes to the 2nd location from there. Does she drive to the school first and then the hospital? That being said, there would not be a mileage deduction for completing her education anyway.

xmasbaby0

Employee

Travel is not a deductible education expense.

What are qualified education expenses for the American Opportunity and Lifetime Learning credits?

SOLVED•by TurboTax•1482•Updated December 20, 2021

These expenses qualify, as long as they are required to enroll in or attend a qualified educational institution:

Tuition, if paid to the institution
Student-activity fees, if paid to the institution
Books, supplies, and equipment, if required to be purchased from the institution as a condition of enrollment or attendance (Lifetime Learning Credit)
Books, supplies, and equipment, regardless of where purchased (American Opportunity Credit)

Fees paid for non-credit courses and sports (or similar activities) don't qualify unless:

The course or activity is included in the student’s degree program, or
The course helps the student acquire or improve job skills (Lifetime Learning Credit only)

These expenses are not considered qualified education expenses for either credit:

Tutoring
Housing, room and board
Insurance, including student health fees
Medical or dental expenses
Transportation
Entertainment, babysitting, and other personal expenses

Qualified education expenses paid on behalf of the student by someone other than the student (such as a relative), are treated as paid by the student. Qualified education expenses paid (or treated as paid) by a student who's claimed as a dependent on your tax return, are treated as paid by you.

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