Is mileage to and from a camp a legal IRS deduction?

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Check with your CPA to be sure. I am only speaking from my personal experience.

Usually any expense that you have to intake to when you are doing what is essentially a business, all those expenses can be written off. Travel expenses and hotel or lodging expenses are all apart of those deductions.

Is the camp outside of your home town?

My CPA has been using mileage as a deduction for me for over 10 years. I would say yes.

Are you attending the camp or working at the camp?

If working, yes.

If attending, it is an education expense. See the IRS publication at http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc513.html for details.

I am trying out at the camp. Does that count as work?

Jackdog, Is officiating your full-time job? If not, what mileage can you count?

Yes, the camp is out of my hometown.

Yes it's my full time job. Ask your CPA but I think you can count all milage to and from the camp. Good luck at the camp! Relax and make every movement look natural. Key word. RELAX. ;)

Thanks. I understand that the relaxing part is the key.