I am employed by a tech. contracting company(A) and travel to another business(B), where I work as a contractor (employed by A).
I commute everyday to B. Can I claim my travel to B as an expense?
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Sign up to join this communityI am employed by a tech. contracting company(A) and travel to another business(B), where I work as a contractor (employed by A).
I commute everyday to B. Can I claim my travel to B as an expense?
The short answer is yes you can, but you have to make sure you do it correctly.
If you are employed by a tech company that does contract work at a separate location and you don't get reimbursed by your employer for travel expenses, you can claim the mileage between your home and location B as a business expense, but there's a catch - you have to subtract the mileage between your home and location A (your employer). So if it's 20 miles from your house to your employer (location A), and 30 miles from your house to the business you're contracting at (location B), you can only claim 10 miles each way (so 20 miles total). Obviously if the distance to location B is closer than your employer (location A), you're out of luck. You will have to itemize to take this deduction, by filling out a Schedule A for itemized deductions and Form 2106 to calculate how much of a deduction for travel expenses you can take. Google "should i itemize", if you're unsure whether to take the Standard Deduction or Itemize.
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