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If you work by contract or own your own business the travel expenses are deductible.
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I work for a company but I do not go to an office - I am based out of my house. For the first nine months of this year, my company would not pay for my milage to and from Houston/San Antonio. I will be able to claim milage for those trips because it wasn't just a normal commute to the office - it was a temporary assignment. If I were to continue traveling for a period of more than two years I would NOT be able to claim the deduction. Your eligablity to claim travel expenses has nothing to do with where your family home is, but where you EARN (called your "tax home") the majority of your rmoney. If you are completely transient due to the nature of your work, you are not considered to be traveling away from home (lol since you're home is always where ever you happen to be at) and can not claim travel expenses. The kinder, friendlier IRS has provided this nice article to help you out: http://www.irs.gov/publications/p463/index.html
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You can also potentially deduct travel expenses even if you work for someone else IF your expenses are more than any reimbursement they give you for travel AND if you itemize your deductions on Schedule A. If you do itemize and your employer has not reimbursed you fully, then file a Form 2106 which will carry over to Schedule A.
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