Tax deductions allow you to write-off specific workplace expenses. Self-employed truckers or drivers working for a company will have expenses that are deductible, but they may differ slightly from person to person. Be sure to do your research and understand what business deductions are actually available to you. For instance, local drivers cannot typically write-off daily food expenses or travel costs because they work close to their place of residence. Save all of your work-related receipts for the year. The potential to get more money in your pocket is a great incentive for the extra effort. Every dollar matters! Finally, please keep in mind that this post is not intended to offer specific tax advice. Everyone’s situation is different. Instead, think of this as something to get your gears turning so that you can eventually map out a plan for yourself.
Items allowed by the IRS as Deductible:
- Airplane/bus/cab fare (home to job)
- Air Fresheners
- Alarm clock
- Atlas
- Batteries
- Boots
- Boot repair
- Briefcase
- Brooms
- Buffer
- Bunk heaters/fans
- Cab curtains
- Calculator
- Camera (Limit $10)
- CB radio and repair
- Check cashing fees
- Clipboard
- Cooler
- Cigarette plug-ins
- Cleaning supplies
- Comcheck fees
- Copies
- Coffee maker/pot
- Cooler motor
- Crowbar
- Circuit Tester
- De-icer
- Disinfectant
- Dust Pan
- Duct tape
- Driver’s license (CDL)
- Electrical Tape
- Faxes
- First aid supplies
- File developing (limit $10)
- Fan clamps
- Flashlights
- Film for damage claim
- Fly swatter
- Gloves
- Hammer/tools
- Hand cleaner
- Hangers
- Hard hat
- Hearing aids
- Ice
- Lap desk
- Laundry bag
- Load locks
- Locks
- Laundry detergent
- Liquid paper
- Log book covers
- Maps
- Map lamp
- Magnifying glass
- Maintenance
- Metal shelves
- Paper clips
- Money order charges
- Paper/notebooks
- Paper towels
- Parking
- Pens/pencils
- Phone
- Physical (DOT)
- Pillow
- Power Booster
- Truck cables
- Power cord
- Rain gear
- Razors
- Radio equipment
- Receipt book
- Refrigerator
- Saucepan
- Screw drivers
- Seat Covers
- Sewing kit
- Shaving tote
- Showers
- Sheets/blankets
- Shift grip
- Sunglasses
- Steel-toed shoes
- Sleeping bags
- Sleeper fan
- Toaster
- Storage containers
- Towing
- Travel Bag
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