[pianotech] Mileage charge

[David Love]

Mileage charges, if you add them in, should include not only the cost of
operation of your car (which is what the 55 cents/mile is) but the time
involved for travel as well.  The amount you can write off your taxes is
irrelevant to how you should determine how you charge a customer for
mileage-at least in my view.  

 

David Love

www.davidlovepianos.com

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Duaine & Laura Hechler
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 10:12 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Mileage charge

 

Daniel Carlton wrote: 

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right now, i charge about $1 per mile for mileage. i'm going up on my price
if gas goes up again considerably. i figure that covers my gas, wear and
tear on my vehicle, and my time to drive four hours round trip to tune their
piano at their request.

 

Daniel Carlton

Are you claiming that amount off on your taxes ?

By 2009 tax rules, you can only charge 55 cents / mile.

In which, I charge by "around trip" mileage from my house.

You can either charge by mileage - or - actual expenses (gas, vehicle
maintenance, tires, etc)



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