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Old Sun Oct 16, 2011, 10:41pm
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Originally Posted by Camron Rust View Post
I think the point of this issue is that the miles in any given day driven to/from your home (to your workplace) are considered commuting miles and not a business expense....you're going to/from work like anyone else and such miles are not deductible. The miles driven during the work day...after you've started work until you've finished work, are what is deductible.

I think salesmen often make their first and last stops of the day near their home to maximize deductible mileage.
This is how I do it. Being an independent contractor does not mean your commuting miles are deductible, so you do not include going to/from your home. However, people like myself with day jobs can take the mileage from my workplace to the game.
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