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Dear Bernie, You'll need to speak with a tax preparer or accountant about the specifics of your situation, but the short answer is that yes, you probably can get a tax deduction for the miles you drive in your car to different construction sites.
Deducting Mileage. You also may deduct mileage of the vehicle. Any miles you drive in connection with business activity are deductible. The Internal Revenue Service publishes a deduction rate each year. Keep a log book of the miles you drive. Then, add up all miles you drive for business use.arning. You cannot deduct both miles and gasoline on your taxes. You must choose either mileage or the actual expense method of deduction. Choosing both will likely result in an audit. The IRS will disallow one of the deductions.