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Can you deduct the taxes paid on gasoline?

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Can you deduct the taxes paid on gasoline?

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  1. I write off my gasoline that I use in my lawn care business.  BUT only that that goes into my mowers and gas cans.  If you itemize you can write off the gas you use for your lawn, since it is not being used on the road (taxes on gas are supposed to go towards the building and upkeep on highways and streets).  If you do this, keep in mind that your records need to be pin straight.  If you get audited the IRS will need receipts showing the exact amount of gas.  I, personally fill up my mowers and vehicle on the same receipt and then hand write how much went into the mowers before I leave the pump.  I was audited a few years ago when I doubled the size of my company and the auditor was happy with my receipts.

    Remember, also that the IRS will not believe it took $60 worth of fuel each week to mow your lawn, lol.  That is why I got audited.


  2. No.

    If someone tells you that you can and they offer to amend your tax return for you, RUN AWAY.

    The only people who can get a refund are farmer's/fishermen who use the gasoline on their farms/the ocean.  These off-road uses aren't taxed, so they can get some of the excise tax back.  The IRS has gotten far too many fraudulent returns where people claim to have a part-time business that used 60,000 gallons of gas....  That's as fraudulent as the telephone excise tax refund requests that claimed the person making $20,000 a year in income had spent $5000 a year on long distance phone calls.

  3. No silly.

  4. No. The tax paid on gasoline is not deductable. If you use a vehicle for business purposes, you can claim either mileage (50.5 cents per mile for 2008, but changes to 58.5 cents starting July 1) or actual expenses (gasoline, repairs, insurance, motor vehicle excise taxes, interest on a car loan, etc), but either way only to the extent that your business miles were to your total miles driven for the year. And either way, you do get to deduct your excise taxes and car loan interest (but again, only to the extent of your business use %).

  5. no

  6. No, but it would be great if we could.

  7. The cost of gasoline (including the taxes) is a deductible business expense.  Gas for personal use is not deductible, nor are the taxes.
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