Mileage Deductibility
Is self employer mileage from/to personal residence deductible if the office at the residence (the only work site) does not quaify as a "home office"?
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01/08/09 7:04am PST
Viewed by asker 05/10/09 8:19am PDT
Viewed by asker 05/10/09 8:19am PDT
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01/08/09 7:28am PST
Where does the person conduct his business, maintains his files and record? If this is not applicable, than his business mileage begin at his first business and ends at his last business stop. The rest is consider commuting miles or personal miles.
01/08/09 7:35am PST
The person conduct his business, maintains his files and records at his personal residence but the office used in the personal residence does not qualify for the home office deduction because it is not used exclusively for business.
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01/08/09 7:55am PST
Does he have any sort of remote office or permanent work location? If not, his mileage is deductible.
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01/08/09 7:56am PST
The fact that his home office does not qualify for the "home office" deduction does not automatically mean he de-qualifies for the mileage deduction. He/she can still take the mileage deduction, if applicable.
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01/16/09 9:02am PST
NO YOU CANNOT TAKE FROM YOUR HOME TO YOUR FIRST BUSINESS STOP, OR BACK HOME AGAIN. RENT A MAIL BOX NEAR YOUR HOME AND USE IT AS YOR ADDRESS. ALMOST EVERONE HAS A BOX WITHIN 1 MILE OF THERE HOME. GET A 24 HOUR BOX AND CHECK IT.
01/18/09 9:41pm PST
Mileage from and or to personal residence for non-business related purposes is considered personal and or commuting. From the office to a customer where work is preformed on the site of the customer is considered commuting, unless they can establish that this a a temporary location, and they have a fixed and permanant office location. From the office to a customer and back to the office could be deductable. You don't clarify why the 'home office" is not qualified. What type of work is involved. Do they meet with clients, customers on a regular basis? Is it just a shop area? Do they go to pick up materials, supplies, job orders, ect? A little more clarification and explanation is needed in order to determine if this "mileage" is deductable or just personal/commuting. Please advise.
01/19/09 7:01am PST
The residence does not qualify for the home office deduction becasue it is not a separate area used exclusively for business.
01/22/09 10:24pm PST
Perhaps your customer should use his home office excusively for a home office so that it will qualify for a home office?
01/27/09 7:05am PST
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The milage is deductible, given that he/she works from home. Their place of business is their personal residence. The fact that they have no assigned office space only disqualifies them from being able to to deduct office expenses as a business expense. So milage from home to the place of meeting with the client and back is deductible. Unless the meeting place is the same for every client then, your place of business would be the place where u meet your clients.
