Can I deduct unreimbursed travel expenses?

However, with tax reform, all miscellaneous “2%” expenses, including unreimbursed employee expenses are not allowed between 2018 and 2025. Expenses such as union dues, work-related business travel, or professional organization dues are no longer deductible, even if the employee can itemize deductions.



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Car loan payments and lease payments are not fully tax-deductible. The general rule of thumb for deducting vehicle expenses is, you can write off the portion of your expenses used for business. So no you cannot deduct the entire monthly car payment from your taxes as a business expense.

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The best way to prove business travel expenses (including hotels, flights, rental cars, meals, and entertainment) is to use a credit card slip (using your business card, of course) with additional notes on the business purpose. Make the note at the time you incur the expense.

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For many years, meal expenses incurred while traveling for business were only 50% deductible. However, during 2021 and 2022, business meals in restaurants are 100% deductible.

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If you use your car exclusively in your business, you can typically deduct all of the car expenses, said IRS representative Sara Eguren. If you use your car for both business and personal purposes, you'll need to divide your expenses based on your mileage for business and your mileage for personal use.

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