I am able to write off my commutes from my home office to clients and I do the commute often times 5 or more times a week and the bulk of my work is done for the same client. The CPA is the one who figured out how to apply that and what I am able to write off is the cost of the commute. But just because he found a way for me, I would not count on a way being there without first talking to whomever was going to be doing my taxes.
On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 9:23 PM, Jeffry Houser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > However, my intuition is that driving to the client 5 times a week for > an 8 hour day is a commute, not "business mileage". > > It's a bit of a grey area. Talk to an accountant and if they say go > for it; then go for it. There is a good chance that it will cost more > for them to audit you than you'll make this year. :-) > > William Seiter wrote: > > Thank you all very much for your advice, suggestions and input. > > > > I know this is a better question for a CPA, however this might be > something > > that someone has already researched and can 'guide' me. > > > > 1. My entire 1099 contract fits on one page and only mentions my hourly > > rate, my lack of workman's comp, a brief reminder that I am responsible > for > > my own taxes as well as the standard 'at-will' state text. > > 2. I am working for the staffing company for the office I will be > working > > for. (I will submit my invoice every 2 weeks and be paid accordingly) > > > > Since I have other 'side' clients currently, would the government see > this > > as just 'another' client of my sole-proprietorship? If that is the > case, > > wouldn't that open up my mileage from my main office (home) to the > client's > > office, even though I am there for 40 hours a week? > > > > Is there anything that I am missing? > > > > William > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3730 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
