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08-22-2012, 09:11 AM | #2 |
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So this is really an issue of commuting? If so, there's no deduction for it. Where you live is entirely personal, and the tax code only allows for a characterization of travel incurred in pursuit of business, not personal expense.
You could move away and deduct the moving expense, though, if it's far enough away. Last edited by Jenson71; 08-22-2012 at 09:17 AM.. |
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08-22-2012, 10:19 AM | #3 |
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if you itemize your taxes .. yes you can deduct a percent of it .....
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If the travel could be fixed by moving closer to the job, it isn't deductible. But if you're filing a schedule C or whatever the 1099 comes under, you shouldn't be deducting commuting expenses anyway. |
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08-22-2012, 01:18 PM | #6 |
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Yeah, you are pretty much screwed. The IRS is pretty clear on this and even provide an example:
Generally, your tax home is the entire city or general area where your main place of business or work is located, regardless of where you maintain your family home. For example, you live with your family in Chicago but work in Milwaukee where you stay in a hotel and eat in restaurants. You return to Chicago every weekend. You may not deduct any of your travel, meals, or lodging in Milwaukee because that is your tax home. Your travel on weekends to your family home in Chicago is not for your work, so these expenses are also not deductible. If you regularly work in more than one place, your tax home is the general area where your main place of business or work is located. http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc511.html |
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