Ouch, ouch, ouch

[copyman]

Business auto miles can be written off at 57 cents per mile. Just make sure you can prove the mileage was for business not personal. Also meals & entertainment deductions are 50%.

I make quarterly payments all year long and still have to pay !!!!!

[Hopper]

The taxes are deducted from each paycheck, whether weekly, bi-weekly, or however.

Any under or over payments for the past year are adjusted in April.

Everyone files a Federal and the appropriate return for their State, and most also need to file for their city of residence.

Dont know what you mean about "travelling".

This is how they have trained us into submission. If you got all the money up front and then had to cut them a check you would PULL YOUR HAIR OUT!

[KenB]

For the first time since I can remember, I didn't have enough to itemize, and had to take the standard deduction.

Missed it by about $1500.

So much for getting any work expenses back.

[cscce]

Depending on how much you get per mile, you can be liable for tax on it if it's too high, and possibly claim the difference if it's too low. Certain conditions must apply to be able to deduct the difference if you are low.

I think the current maximum allowable amount is 50 cents per mile. This is set federally, by the IRS.

Please note that this is always a VERY HOT topic, and car allowances always start some very heated discussions.

Actually the mileage allowance (like the rest of our 70,000+ pages of tax law) is set by Congress. The IRS is just the executioner.

[ZOOTECH]

... The IRS is just the executioner.

What an appropriate use of terminology.