Why isn't travel to work tax deducted...?
I can't get too annoyed about the time and cost associated with travelling too and from my 'regular places of work' in my two main jobs.....
I mean I walk to work three days a week, and that's a 10 minute walk, and I drive once a week, and that's a 30 min drive, so total cost is around £10 a week including parking, and around 2 hours travel time all-in.
I am relatively well off compared to the national average... which is > £400 a month, WTAF!
Not my time!
However I do fundamentally object to the concept of paying travelling too and from work.
Travelling to work isn't my time, after all, it's really work time, so as far as I'm concerned I should really be paid for it rather than paying for it*
Especially if one is driving, that can require rather a high degree of concentration, especially if yer driving peak hours in the dark!
At the very least any expenses I occur should be tax deductible because they are work-related expenses...
This would be level to self employed status where many of my expenses (I am both self-employed and work for someone else) where I can tax deduct pretty much ALL work related expenses, I just don't get why travel is any different.
The one exception....
I've only ever worked one job where I was paid for ALL travel, and that was the GTAA surveying, only at minimum wage, but then again it's only driving, but you know nearly £12 an hour for just driving is OK and it's MUCH better than nothing!
*grammar! Note that - paid for and paying for, totally different meanings!
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As a Tradie in my country I got paid a small amount to travel to work and tax deduction if I used my own car. It thing it is only aloud because we were at different job site all the time and needed to have lots of tools and materials.
As an Uber and Lyft driver, most of my earnings are wiped out by the mileage deduction. But, as you state, you can do that as self-employed.
I think, at least in the US, that the mileage deduction can be claimed by your employer, if they choose, and they can reimburse you in part or in full. I've had jobs that reimburse for driving while on the job.
The rules here state that I need to be heading to a business destination to qualify for deduction. The commute, even if self-employed, to or from the office or place of business is not covered. The IRS considers commute as personal driving as you would have had to get to work in any way possible, making it a personal choice to drive.
I was able to claim travel expenses some of the time on my previous job as I was working on client sites. At other times I was driving to the office and that journey got gradually worse until I was spending about 3 hours per day just travelling. I had to give that up. These days I go to the office twice a week and that is just a £5 train plus some walking. Much better for my state of mind. We at least need more incentives to commute by public transport as the roads can be ridiculous.
The company or person you worked for though is suppose to provide all means of transportation or best increase the pay. Its frustrating lossing more than you can gain. Why not have a word with whoever is incharge i mean its your right
Make public transport free and ban cars