Commuting Expende

[mrbill]

Client Worked In Massachusetts For 15 Years. Commute Was 8 Miles. In 2010, He Was Permanently Re-assigned, Same Parent Company, To Work In Rhode Island, Which Is 75 Miles Each Way. His Peers Say That If His Commute Is Greater That 40 Miles, He Can Deduct Mileage. I Never Heard Of That Rule ? Am I Missing Something ? Thanks, Think Summer, As Spring Is Already Here In Massachusetts.

[ChEAr$]

Client Worked In Massachusetts For 15 Years. Commute Was 8 Miles. In 2010, He Was Permanently Re-assigned, Same Parent Company, To Work In Rhode Island, Which Is 75 Miles Each Way. His Peers Say That If His Commute Is Greater That 40 Miles, He Can Deduct Mileage. I Never Heard Of That Rule ? Am I Missing Something ? Thanks, Think Summer, As Spring Is Already Here In Massachusetts.

You're not missing a thing. Advise him to let his peers prepare his tax return. (grin

[ToledoEd]

Explain the difference between temporary work sites and permanent work sites. His commute is not deductible.

[Burke]

His Peers Say That If His Commute Is Greater That 40 Miles, He Can Deduct Mileage. I Never Heard Of That Rule ? Am I Missing Something ?

Ask him to have his peers show him that in writing from the IRS. Where is the world do they get this stuff?

PS: Is there something on your keyboard that auto-capitalizes every word? Or do you do that manually? Just curious.