Computing commuting miles for employee business expense?

Question

How would you compute commuting miles for the Form 2106, if you were a salesman, had two jobs, for the first part of the year had an in home office, and for the second part of the year had an office 10 miles away but didn't go there every day, some days just worked at home, some days went directly to client. Thanks for your help!

Answer 1

You would get a time machine go back to the beginning of last year and keep a log of how many deductible miles you did. If you guesstimate and the IRS audits, you will get nailed without a good justification for your figure.