Mileage

No, taxes are not taken out of reimbursed mileage. All reimbursed expenses are just that, reimbursements for an employee's spendingn personal money/mileage on business. If you company does not reimburse mileage, then you can use it as a tax deduction, but you cannot do both. The current reimbursable rate is 48.5 cents per mile.

As I understand it you can deduct mileage that is not reimbursed by your employer if it is incurred after you begin work for the day. IE go to office, track mileage from there, go back to worksite, no mileage to home is allowed. If you go to your home you cannot deduct that mileage or have a home office so that you begin work in the home daily and end in the office with a report via email or fax then that is deductible. It is a huge help if the employer gives you a 1099. Typically the government gives you .36 per mile the last time I checked. You really need to keep a mileage book so that if questioned the IRS wants actual odometer readings from the vehicle, not just the total amount of miles driven, along with date and like your restaurant reciepts who you were seeing.

If you are self employed there are other rules but as an employee I think that covers it.
I am not a tax person, just worked for home care for a while and then self employed teaching private classes in homes and remote group settings. Ask your tax person for specifics. This is a good time of year to ask, while you can still prepare for this year and they arent hugely busy.

K.@ The Nestingplace

As a 1099 employee, I keep a log book and take it off my taxes at the end of the year. They should not be taking taxes out of reinbursements. Talk with them and your CPA. When I was a W2 employee and I got reinbursments they didnt take takes out but it was included in my W2 at the end of the year so I ended up paying taxes on them anyway.

I just wanted to confirm what the others are saying. I work out of my house and sometimes have to travel and my company does pay me mileage at the current IRS rate. If your company does not pay for your mileage then yes you can use it as a tax deduction. Anything that you use for work purposes is tax deductable as long as your company isn't reimbursing you for any of it. I.E. my company will pay for my ink, paper and other supplies but doesn't pay for my monthly internet usage. Therefore at the end of the year I turn in my records of payments for the internet usage for the tax deduction. I hope that helps you.