The plant turmeric (Curcuma longa) is very well known in India. The root is harvested, cleaned, dried, and powdered to be used as a spice (turmeric gives curry its beautiful golden yellow color) and as a medicine. Traditionally, turmeric was used for nearly every health condition known-from smallpox to a sprained ankle.he plant turmeric (Curcuma longa) is very well known in India. The root is harvested, cleaned, dried, and powdered to be used as a spice (turmeric gives curry its beautiful golden yellow color) and as a medicine. Traditionally, turmeric was used for nearly every health condition known-from smallpox to a sprained ankle.
You daily round-trip commute is now a business deduction, due to a simple tax loophole that says: Any miles driven between two business locations are deductible business miles. The fact that one of those two locations just happens to be your Home Office is fine and dandy with the IRS.
Mileage expenses fall under the category of miscellaneous itemized deductions on your taxes. Per IRS rules, you can only claim the amount of expenses that is more than 2 percent of your adjusted gross income.So if you earn $40,000 a year, you could deduct any mileage expenses of more than $800 annually.To help calculate your deduction, read the 2014 mileage rate schedule.he company said I can deduct the mileage on my taxes since they don't reimburse me for it. For my old job, I drove to the construction office and then took a work car to the job site, so this is very different from what I'm used to.