Mileage deduction?

I live in Texas.
My company recently transferred me to another office 60 miles from my home.
No relocation allowance was offered.
No company car was offered, I use my personal car.
They don't pay me mileage or tolls (the office is only accessible via a tollroad).
Can I deduct any of my mileage, tolls or wear and tear on my vehicle?
Thanks

edintexas said:

I live in Texas.
My company recently transferred me to another office 60 miles from my home.
No relocation allowance was offered.
No company car was offered, I use my personal car.
They don't pay me mileage or tolls (the office is only accessible via a tollroad).
Can I deduct any of my mileage, tolls or wear and tear on my vehicle?
Thanks

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Sounds like you're commuting. You can't deduct mileage for a commute. Not positive about the tolls, but I doubt you can deduct them.

We deduct for tolls.

Edited because I can't say for sure for everyone.

--PARIDISE-- said:

Yes, you can deduct for tolls.

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Deduct tolls incurred during what is clearly a commute to work? Possibly, but I kind of doubt it. If you could deduct the tolls then you would also seem able to deduct the mileage, which you cant.

That's odd, my tax guy deducts our tolls and our miliage.

I missed the miliage part.

Your wrong Paul our whoever you are.

I don't know if everyone can, but I know we do.

Poster,

depending on your situation, you may be able to deduct.
http://moneycentral.msn.com/articles/tax/basics/1396.asp

My husband deducts every year since being transferred from his original work place hired on at.

If the transfer is permanent, and he is only driving back and forth from home to work, there is no legal deduction available, period. It's called commuting.

The only deduction available would be the mileage between one work place and another, if working at both places in the same day.

It doesn't matter how long he's been doing it, it's still wrong.

Snipes

Snipes,

We do our taxes the legal way, and my husband does not work at both locations.

Apparently you can deduct if it is temporary,(under a year), and hubby's work crew has moved 4 times in the last 5 years, so I guess thats how we can.

Therefore the poster should look into this as she could deduct this year.