Alvin is a self-employed sound technician who reports on the cash method and calendar year. Alvin has a shop in Austin, Texas, but he spends much of his time away from his shop traveling to and from various concerts around the country. Alvin leases a truck to move his equipment around the country and this year he spent $12,000 in lease payments and paid $18,000 for gas, oil, and repairs. Alvin keeps records of his personal use of the truck and he estimates that 6,000 of the total 36,000 miles put on the truck this year were for personal trips. What amount of these expenses may Alvin deduct as business expenses?
What will be an ideal response?
$25,000 = (30/36 × [$18,000 + $12,000]) or $17,400 = (30,000 × 58¢ per mile in 2019).
Alvin can claim a proportionate amount of expenses or use the mileage rate.
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