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July 23, 2014 06:16PM
You can only deduct the mileage allowance for a car you own, not one you rent or lease. If you rent a car for mystery shopping, you can deduct the rental expenses and the gas you actually pumped into the car. Mileage doesn't matter.

When I travel on business and fly into a town and rent a car, I deduct my airplane ticket, the rental car cost, and the gas. Whatever I paid to get where I'm going is deductible.

It's important to know whether a particular gas charge on your credit card statement went into the car you own or the one you rented because they need to be accounted for separately if you are calculating actual cost on your personal vehicle.

(BTW, if you use more than one personal vehicle for work, you need to track your miles for each vehicle separately, and if using actual expenses, track those by vehicle too. You may find one car should use actual expenses but the other might justify taking the standard mileage deduction. And yes, it is possible to change methods under certain circumstances. You are not necessarily "stuck" with the method you used first.)

Time to build a bigger bridge.
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July 23, 2014 06:28PM
how often do you fly around for this? You said
you've only been to two states for shopping.

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July 23, 2014 06:36PM
Perhaps the two states are Florida and Washington?

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July 23, 2014 10:06PM
I dot recall her saying the two states were contiguouswinking smiley

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July 23, 2014 10:24PM
I'm getting confused. smiling smiley

Lisa, bgriffin and, your new best friend, techman, could one of you please identify who "she" is? smiling smiley

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July 23, 2014 10:58PM
New best friend? Techman and I go way backwinking smiley

Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
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July 23, 2014 11:19PM
Lovely. So who is "she"?

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July 23, 2014 11:26PM
stilllearning Wrote:
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> Lovely. So who is "she"?
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> (heart)


your secret admirer?

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July 23, 2014 11:28PM
Not a chance. smiling smiley

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July 24, 2014 01:35AM
LisaSTL Wrote:
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> New best friend? Techman and I go way backwinking smiley


It is good to know that both of you are flexible but isn't bgriffin going to get jealous? The question is will he be jealous because of LisaSTL or because of techman01? These are "The Days of Our Forum."

P.S. I named everyone so there would be no confusion. winking smiley

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July 24, 2014 01:38AM
Me? Jealous? Psh. Just today I got asked for my digits.

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July 24, 2014 01:55AM
bgriffin Wrote:
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> Me? Jealous? Psh. Just today I got asked for my
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im surprised you didnt read between the lines. You
must be getting tired. It's simple, replace the word
bgriffin with "shop2live" then the comment makes
sense....since she knows you were at our last
party

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July 24, 2014 02:00AM
bgriffin Wrote:
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> Me? Jealous? Psh. Just today I got asked for my
> digits.

One of the old ladies at Maritz asked for your digits? Congrats!

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July 24, 2014 02:05AM
Shop2LiveinFL Wrote:
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> One of the old ladies at Maritz asked for your
> digits? Congrats!


Experience can be a plus

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July 24, 2014 02:06AM
Different old lady.

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