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After all deductions including the standard deduction, but before this vehicle purchase — roughly Form 1040 line 15 without the vehicle write-off.
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See how remote tax prep works →The standard mileage rate (72.5¢/mile) is all-inclusive — it bundles depreciation, fuel, insurance, maintenance, and registration. If you elect actual expenses instead, you deduct those costs separately. Electing any form of depreciation permanently forfeits the mileage method for that vehicle.
Fuel, insurance, maintenance, and registration — total annual cost. The business-use portion is deductible under actual expenses but is already bundled into the 72.5¢ mileage rate. Leaving this at $0 may make the mileage method look more favorable than it actually is.
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