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standard mileage rate enables a taxpayer to - Correct Answers deduct vehicle expenses on per
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mile rate basis rather than deducting actual car expenses.
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Ii! Accordingly, the standard mileage rates differ from one another depending on whether the Ii! Ii! Ii! Ii! Ii! Ii! Ii! Ii! Ii! Ii! Ii! Ii!
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used for: - Correct Answers Business purposes;
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Charitable purposes; or Ii! Ii!
Obtaining medical care. Ii! Ii!
Ii! Can taxpayer deduct unreimbursed employee expenses? - Correct Answers no
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Ii! the 2018 alternative
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standard mileage rate applicable to eligible business use of a vehicle is - Correct Answers 54.5¢
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per mile, up from 53.5¢
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in 2017.
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Ii! (Business Use of a Taxpayer's Personal Vehicle) Ii! Ii! Ii! Ii! Ii! Ii!
Ii! In order for such expenses to be deductible, they must have been: - Correct Answers Paid or
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For the purpose of carrying on the taxpayer's trade or business; and
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Ordinary and necessary. Ii! Ii!
Ii! Provided the vehicle expenses meeting the three criteria are not reimbursed, the deductible
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,personal vehicle expenses include those incurred while traveling: - Correct Answers Between
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workplaces;
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To meet with a business customer;
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To attend a business meeting located away from the taxpayer's regular workplace; or
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From the taxpayer's home to a temporary place of work.
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Ii! In addition to using the standard mileage rate, a taxpayer may also deduct any - Correct Answers
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parking fees and tolls paid while engaging in deductible business travel.
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Ii! parking fees paid by Ii! Ii! Ii!
a taxpayer to park his or her vehicle at the usual place of business are considered - Correct
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expenses and are not deductible. Ii! Ii! Ii! Ii!
Ii! The standard mileage rate applicable to a taxpayer's
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use of a personal vehicle for charitable purposes is based on statute and remains unchanged at -
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Ii! use of Personal Vehicle for Charitable Purposes, The taxpayer may also deduct - Correct Answers
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parking fees and tolls regardless of whether the actual
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expenses or standard mileage rate is used. Ii! Ii! Ii! Ii! Ii! Ii!
Ii! The vehicle expenses a taxpayer may include as
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medical and dental expenses are - Correct Answers the amounts paid for transportation to
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obtain medical care for the
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taxpayer, a spouse or a dependent. Ii! Ii! Ii! Ii! Ii!
, Ii! A taxpayer may also include as medical and dental expenses
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those transportation costs incurred: Ii! Ii! Ii! Ii!
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Ii! The taxpayer may also deduct - Correct Answers By a parent who must accompany a child
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By a nurse or other person who can administer injections, medications or other treatment
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required by a patient traveling to obtain medical care and unable to travel alone; or
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For regular visits to see a mentally-ill dependent, if such visits are recommended as a part of
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the mentally-ill dependent's treatment.
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Ii! any parking fees or tolls,
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regardless of whether actual expense or the standard mileage rate is used. Ii! Ii! Ii! Ii! Ii! Ii! Ii! Ii! Ii! Ii! Ii!
Ii! For 2018, the standard medical mileage rate is - Correct Answers 18¢
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per mile, an increase of 1¢ from 2017.
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Ii! Under the Ii!
federal education savings bond program, a taxpayer may exclude some or all interest income
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received
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on qualified U.S. savings bonds if the taxpayer: - Correct Answers Paid qualified education
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expenses for the taxpayer, a spouse or a dependent claimed as an
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exemption;
Has a modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) not exceeding specified maximum amounts that
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are adjusted for inflation each year; and
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Has a federal income tax filing status other than married filing separately.
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