{"id":72096,"date":"2025-02-06T19:49:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T19:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/accounting\/deductible-business-mileage-deductions-for-miles-driven\/"},"modified":"2025-02-06T19:49:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T19:49:20","slug":"deductible-business-mileage-deductions-for-miles-driven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=72096","title":{"rendered":"Deductible Business Mileage | Deductions for Miles Driven"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>If you\u2019re a small business owner, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mileiq.com\/blog\/mileage-deduction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">deduct your mileage on taxes<\/a> as a business expense. But, make sure you\u2019re following the rules about what drives you can deduct. Here\u2019s what every small business owner should know about deductible business mileage.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-46644\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-should-i-care-about-my-mileage\">Why should I care about my mileage?<\/h2>\n<p>Your miles can really add up. The IRS lets you write off 70 cents for every business mile you drive in 2025. When you add this deduction to the rest of your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patriotsoftware.com\/blog\/accounting\/what-are-business-expenses\/\">business expenses<\/a>, it can create a major dent in your overall tax bill.<\/p>\n<p>The more deductions you\u2019re entitled to, the more you can lower your taxable income. A lower taxable income leads to a lower tax bill, which leads to more money in your pocket.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-drives-can-i-write-off\">What drives can I write off?<\/h2>\n<p>You can write off any drive related to your business. This includes:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Trips to meet clients<\/li>\n<li>Trips between offices<\/li>\n<li>Drives to get supplies<\/li>\n<li>Trips to the post office or bank, if it\u2019s related to your business<\/li>\n<li>Drives to a temporary work site that lasts for less than a year<\/li>\n<li>Drives to the airport or train station if the trip is related to your business<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Even if you\u2019re not always on the road meeting clients, I bet you drive for work a fair amount. All those trips are costing you money through gas and wear-and-tear on your car. Your business miles are just like your other business expenses that you can deduct.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure you\u2019re getting the most out of your miles when it comes to tax time.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-drives-can-i-not-write-off\">What drives can I not write off?<\/h2>\n<p>Your commute is never deductible. The IRS considers where you live a personal choice and thus, your commute from home to your place of business is a personal expense. This also applies to your last ride home from your place of work.<\/p>\n<p>This is kind of a pain, especially considering the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/wonk\/wp\/2016\/02\/25\/how-much-of-your-life-youre-wasting-on-your-commute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">average commute is growing<\/a>. But, there is a way to turn those commuting miles into a tax deduction.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-a-home-office-can-boost-your-deduction\">How a home office can boost your deduction<\/h3>\n<p>A home office is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patriotsoftware.com\/blog\/accounting\/self-employment-tax-deductions\/\">self-employment tax deduction<\/a> you should claim. Not only can it be a significant amount by itself, it can also greatly increase the amount of business miles you can write off.<\/p>\n<p>When you have a legitimate home office, trips that would have previously been considered a commute are now business miles. This is because you\u2019re technically always driving from your place of business.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-records-do-i-need\">What records do I need?<\/h2>\n<p>The IRS won\u2019t just take your word on how many business miles you drove for the year. You\u2019ll need contemporaneous documentation of your trips\u2014commonly known as a mileage log.<\/p>\n<p>Your mileage log must contain: date of your trips, start and stop location, mileage of trips and the business purpose of drives. When you file for your deduction, you\u2019ll also need to know how many commuting and personal miles you drove, so be sure to keep track of those, too.<\/p>\n<p>You may want to consider a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mileiq.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mileage-tracking app<\/a>, as these can really take the hassle out of keeping a mileage log. The exact method you choose for tracking your mileage isn\u2019t as important as you actually doing it. Stop leaving money on the road.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marin Perez<\/strong> has been writing about how technology improves lives for about a decade. He\u2019s excited to see how entrepreneurs are using tools like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mileiq.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MileIQ<\/a> to be more successful. When not working, he\u2019s thinking about his next trip.<\/p>\n<p><em>Keeping track of business transactions doesn\u2019t have to be a hassle. Patriot\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patriotsoftware.com\/accounting\/\">online accounting software<\/a> is fast, powerful, and accurate. Try it for free today!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This article is updated from its original publication date of June 28, 2018.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re a small business owner, you can deduct your mileage on taxes as a business expense. But, make sure you\u2019re following the rules about what drives you can deduct. Here\u2019s what every small business owner should know about deductible business mileage. Why should I care about my mileage? Your miles can really add up. 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