tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937713.post4812827732236851504..comments2024-03-16T19:12:06.752-06:00Comments on Bon Jour, Pee Wee - Denver: Death and TaxesBig Daddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11167844892882698122noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937713.post-46151685999922457322008-03-20T14:38:00.000-06:002008-03-20T14:38:00.000-06:00But, I found an exception that may help you. Thos...But, I found an exception that may help you. Those training sessions that take place at a location other than your normal work location MAY be deductible.<BR/><BR/>"If you have one or more regular work locations away from your home and you commute to a temporary work location in the same trade or business, you can deduct the expenses of the daily round-trip transportation between your home and the temporary location, regardless of distance. "<BR/><BR/>"Examples of deductible transportation. The following examples show when you can deduct transportation expenses based on the location of your work and your home. <BR/><BR/>Example 1.<BR/><BR/>You regularly work in an office in the city where you live. Your employer sends you to a one-week training session at a different office in the same city. You travel directly from your home to the training location and return each day. You can deduct the cost of your daily round-trip transportation between your home and the training location."Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818441680121245700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937713.post-13595734383586850222008-03-20T14:29:00.000-06:002008-03-20T14:29:00.000-06:00I don't think you can deduct those, since the rest...I don't think you can deduct those, since the rest of us can't deduct a portion of our car expenses for commuting.<BR/><BR/>Getting to and from work is not a business expense. If you were renting a car, or taking the bus, for a valid business purpose, and your company did not reimburse the cost of your transportation, then you would be able to take those expenses as an unreimbursed work expense.<BR/><BR/>I'm no tax professional, nor do I play one on TV.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818441680121245700noreply@blogger.com