How Salespeople Can Deduct Mileage on Taxes

The expense of driving to and from your next client meeting may cost you a tidy sum. In fact, sales professionals dish out a number of expenses to each year to win over their clients. Barring the wear and tear of your vehicle, the use of your personal vehicle for work requires more money spent on your car. All things considered, it’s important salespeople take advantage of qualified tax deductions, specifically a mileage deduction. Below is the answers to your mileage deduction questions and ways to maximize your tax write off this year.

Can salespeople deduct mileage?

Traveling is a requisite for most sales professions. Between establishing new business relationships to obtaining orders, salespeople spend a majority of their time out of the office and in their personal vehicles. Luckily, salespeople may deduct mileage if an employer does not reimburse at the IRS standard mileage rate. In general, a self-employed sales rep or commissioned-based employee can track business miles and earn big savings when tax season rolls around.

Can I claim mileage to and from work?

Our tax experts at MileIQ often get asked this question: Is a commute to and from work tax deductible? The answer, in most cases, is always no. Whether you’re a business owner or sales professional, your drive from home to your main job is not considered taxable income. The IRS commuting rule clearly defines which trips warrant mileage deduction and those that do not. Typically, the only time you can deduct mileage between your home and another work location is if you have a tax deductible home office that is routinely utilized. In this case, you can also deduct miles driven from your home office to customers’ offices.