Driver pays for fuel...

[wolf_exp]

This question has come up and I am writing to see what answers we get.

The question is-- when a Driver for an Owner Operator is paying for the fuel... can he take the fuel he pays for off his taxes?? A tax person is telling my driver that he cannot take the fuel he pays for off his taxes because he doesnt own the van. I find this odd and thought that he could.

Can anyone show some light on this? :cheers:

[Uncle Truck]

"The question is-- when a Driver for an Owner Operator is paying for the fuel... can he take the fuel he pays for off his taxes??"

Yes, he certainly can. In that scenario the driver is considerd a subcontractor, and can write off all of his own out of pocket expenses regardless if he owns the truck or not.

-UT-

[Fkatz]

UT Thanks for answering this,