Mileage to Work

[railspike2]

My wife received pay for mileage while working for a temp agency. The job was out of our metropolitan area and she got $35.00 per day. Is that excludable on the means test?

Thanks for answering.

spike

[lrprn]

My wife received pay for mileage while working for a temp agency. The job was out of our metropolitan area and she got $35.00 per day. Is that excludable on the means test?

Thanks for answering.

spike

Was your wife's $35/day for mileage reported to the IRS as income? If yes, then it's my understanding that it needs to be included as income on the means test as well.

[FilingOnMyOwn]

It is still income. But it would be offset by your increase in vehicle expenses. Either way, they look at your income over the previous 6 months, and an extra $35 only increases that by $6 a month.

[lrprn]

It is still income. But it would be offset by your increase in vehicle expenses. Either way, they look at your income over the previous 6 months, and an extra $35 only increases that by $6 a month.

FOMO, it wasn't a one-time payment - the poster's wife received $35 every day she worked at her temp job. We don't know how many days that was.

[SinkingFast]

Just a Q here for the OP,..............

When you file (or filed) your income taxes, are you/did you itemize those expenses as job related??

[no_it_all]

It is still income. But it would be offset by your increase in vehicle expenses.

Where <exactly> on the Means Test Calculator do you have a place to increase your vehicle expenses and thereby offset income? I believe you must use Local Standards (see line 23). Maybe you are confusing the Means Test Calculations with IRS form Schedule C (business expenses).

[FilingOnMyOwn]

FOMO, it wasn't a one-time payment - the poster's wife received $35 every day she worked at her temp job. We don't know how many days that was.

Ahh ok, I need to get off crack for a minute here. But I just want to point out the means test does not set things in stone. I claimed vehicle expenses in my filing when I didn't even have a car. I had to put gas into and help maintain other peoples vehicles that I borrowed. So I would just claim whatever you think it was that you could have been spending on transportation.

[SinkingFast]

Bump