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7. on the driving issue
Sat Feb 8, 2014, 05:37 PM
Feb 2014

the deduction works like so. You can't deduct mileage driven commuting from home to work, or parking at work but you can deduct mileage from worksite A to worksite B to worksite C and so on, if your employer doesn't pay mileage or provide you with a car. My guess as to why is that the government doesn't want to promote long commutes which burn a lot of oil but do want workers who have to drive as part of their work to not have to pay to work. You can cut your commute to work shorter by moving and the move is able to be written off if you were over 50 miles from work before the move.

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