determining proper travel mileage

[e***@yahoo.com]

Can someone tell me what the rules are for proper accounting of travel
mileage?


If you go to work and travel to a work related location and back to
work and then go home, I understand that you should be covered for the
mileage from work to the work related location and back to work but not
from home to work and from work to home.

Now, what if you go from home to the work related location and back
home and it is shorter than if you went from work, to the work related
location, then back to work?

Now, what if you go to the work related location and back home and it
is longer than if you went from work, to the work related location, and
back to work?

What if you go to the work related location from home, back to work
then back to home?

Is there a general "rule of thumb"?

[jerry]

Post by e***@yahoo.com
Can someone tell me what the rules are for proper accounting of travel
mileage?
If you go to work and travel to a work related location and back to
work and then go home, I understand that you should be covered for the
mileage from work to the work related location and back to work but not
from home to work and from work to home.
Now, what if you go from home to the work related location and back
home and it is shorter than if you went from work, to the work related
location, then back to work?
Now, what if you go to the work related location and back home and it
is longer than if you went from work, to the work related location, and
back to work?
What if you go to the work related location from home, back to work
then back to home?
Is there a general "rule of thumb"?

The general rule of thumb is:

1. Travel to or from home to work, regardless of location, is not
considered a deductible business expense.

2. Travel between work and/or work related locations is considered
a deductible business expense.

Note: If you are not in the United States the rules may vary.

HTH
Jerry