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Can I use my gas receipts for taxes?

If you're claiming actual expenses, things like gas, oil, repairs, insurance, registration fees, lease payments, depreciation, bridge and tunnel tolls, and parking can all be deducted." Just make sure to keep a detailed log and all receipts, he advises, and keep track of your yearly mileage and then deduct the ...

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OVERVIEW

Your car might save you a bundle come tax day, especially if you drive as part of your work. Knowing all of the auto-related deductions can ensure that your automobile is working as hard for you as you are for your paycheck. Key Takeaways • If you have a full-time job but use your vehicle for work duties (driving to meetings, picking up supplies, etc.), you may be able to get reimbursed tax-free by your employer for those driving costs. • If you’re self-employed, you typically can deduct expenses for the miles you drive for business purposes. • You can calculate your driving deduction by adding up your actual expenses or by multiplying the miles you drive by the IRS’s standard mileage rate. • The per-mile rate for the first half of 2022 is 58.5 cents per mile and for the second half of 2022 it’s 62.5 cents per mile.

Deducting auto expenses

You can make car expenses work for you. For many Americans, work and personal time have become increasingly intertwined over the years. While this certainly has its drawbacks, it can be a boon come tax time for those who drive as part of their work. Knowing all of the auto-related deductions you’re entitled to can ensure that your automobile is working as hard for you as you are for your business. The first thing an auto-using taxpayer needs to do is determine how they are using their car, said Julian Block, a Larchmont, New York–based tax attorney who is the author of "Tax Deductible Travel and Moving Expenses: How to Take Advantage of Every Tax Break the Law Allows." One type of use entails personal use of your vehicle and the other includes business use. People often do a little of both with the same vehicle. "If you use your car exclusively in your business, you can typically deduct all of the car expenses," said IRS representative Sara Eguren. If you use your car for both business and personal purposes, you'll need to divide your expenses based on actual mileage for business and personal use." First up: If you are self-employed, but occasionally use your personal auto for your business, you're likely qualified for a deduction on your federal and state taxes.

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“If you use your car for anything business related, other than simply commuting from home to work, there might be deductions you can take," said Andrew Schrage, co-owner of the Chicago-based personal-finance site MoneyCrashers.com. "Don’t miss out."

More miles, more money

Mileage is a big deduction, Schrage noted, adding, "Although it may not seem like much, it adds up." If you drive from your office to job-related destination—a sales meeting, to get office supplies, or to the airport—those miles are typically deductible. For the first half of 2022 the standard mileage rate is 58.5 cents per mile and increases to 62.5 cents per mile for the last half of 2022. For more information, refer to IRS Publication 463, Travel, Entertainment, Gift, and Car Expenses. For a list of current-year and prior-year mileage rates see "Standard Mileage Rates." There's a separate table for those who lease their vehicles. If you are self-employed, you may either deduct your actual expenses or use the optional standard mileage rate to calculate deductions provided you used the standard mileage rate in first year that you used the auto for business. Otherwise you will need to use the actual expense method. “If you’re using your vehicle, say, 75 percent of your time of use for business, that same percentage of all of your qualified auto expenses are deductible," says Block. "If it’s a car used exclusively for business, it’s 100 percent. If you’re claiming actual expenses, things like gas, oil, repairs, insurance, registration fees, lease payments, depreciation, bridge and tunnel tolls, and parking can all be deducted." Just make sure to keep a detailed log and all receipts, he advises, and keep track of your yearly mileage and then deduct the percentage used exclusively for work. One smart tip, says Block: “If you have a gas guzzler, you’re likely better off taking the actual deductions.” TurboTax Tip: If you’re self-employed and claim a home office, all the driving you do from your home to clients’ offices is deductible. If you don’t have an office in the home, the first and last trips of the day are typically considered non-deductible commuting. Keeping good records Illinois CPA Neil Johnson recommends you keep meticulous records throughout the year to ensure you are prepared when tax time arrives. The more information the better, says Johnson, who has adopted the nickname given him by one of his clients and is now known as "the Tax Dude." "When deducting your auto expenses, the most important thing is keeping detailed track of your all of your miles," he said. "Include what clients you were seeing, the purpose of the trip, the job being worked on. You could put it into a simple Excel spreadsheet daily or use an app on your phone and soon it’ll become second nature.” If you are self-employed and claim a dedicated home office—a space set aside exclusively for business—the driving you do from your home to clients’ offices is deductible. "If you don’t have a home office," said Block, "your first and last trips of the day are typically considered non-deductible commuting." In other words, if you are a freelancer who regularly drives to different clients' offices in a day, the first trip out from home and the last drive back are typically considered commuting and are not deductible. However, the distance driven between each client can be deducted.

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