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May 4, 2021
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i am a health care worker can i deduct my gas mileage i drove arund 25,000 miles a year for my patients

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i am a Personal care employee , i go to five patents a day and drive my care . My mileage is about 30,000 miles a yeare can i deduct this off my taxes. i am a w-2 work and do not get reimburse for this. if i can where do  what form do i use for this deduction

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sjrcpa
Level 15
May 4, 2021

Nowhere. Employee business expenses are no longer deductible.

The more I know the more I don’t know.
abctax55
Level 15
May 4, 2021

Susan (as usual) is correct...... unless maybe your State still allows the deduction of employee business expenses.  You should discuss a reimbursable plan with your employer.

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BobKamman
Level 15
May 4, 2021

i wouldn't assume there is just one employer.  My friend, a physical therapist who did home health care, before he retired would have a dozen W-2's from various agencies with a few 1099's thrown in.  He wouldn't claim all the miles because at a certain point, AMT would kick in.  

qbteachmt
Level 15
May 4, 2021

Are you using TurboTax? Because they provide some great help articles and resources. Even if you are not using that program to do your taxes, that is a great place to Learn about what matters to you.

Go here:

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/jobs-and-career/federal-tax-laws-on-mileage-reimbursement/L6b5ImHo0

 

I assume you are not preparing your Clients' tax returns, which is this ProConnect Software community you are asking. We can't help really, unless you are using ProConnect.

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cfrevAuthor
Level 2
May 6, 2021

yes i am using proconnect. Your answer did not focus on my question.

qbteachmt
Level 15
May 6, 2021

"Your answer did not focus on my question."

Well, that's not true. The very first Answer is your answer. And even if you are not using TurboTax, their Help articles are great. Otherwise, why not go directly to the IRS to ask about this issue? Because your question is not for how to use that Software; it's for What is the Tax Regulation for this?

And you are supposed to know what is required of the professional tax preparation program.

You were answered: "Nowhere. Employee business expenses are no longer deductible."

And the TurboTax article tells you: "After 2017, these and other unreimbursed employee expenses are no longer deductible."

You got Two Answers. Both agree.

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