Can you write off the cost of fuel for your commute to work?? how do you file Ebay sells- should you??

Question

Can you write off the cost of fuel for your commute to work?? how do you file Ebay sells- should you??

Answer 1

1.  if you own a business, and you are driving for the business, then yes.  If you are an employee then no.

2.  File it as income.

Answer 2

you can only write off the fuel, if you own the business.

Answer 3

1-no

2-you should file the profit from your sale with IRS.

Answer 4

The U.S. Supreme court said that you cannot write off your commuting costs on your federal taxes because it is you who choose to live so far away that you have to commute.

If you had to drive around to different job sites because of your job (because you were a sales person, for example), then that would be different.

Answer 5

One question per posting please. No! You can't write off the cost of fuel for your commute to work. If you're using the car in business, such as a salesman calling on customers, then you can deduct expenses from taxes. If you make a profit from an EBay sale then it is considered income by the IRS.