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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I have two vehicles, one is
business.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I don't keep a mileage log,
now.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Initially they said they (tax people) needed one,
but haven't bothered me in years. Apparently, you are allowed to use it 10% or
less and still call it 100%.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>This is Canada I am talking
about.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>The family vehicle is not allowed to be a
'junker'.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>John Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=wimblees@aol.com href="mailto:wimblees@aol.com">Willem Blees</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 02, 2008 2:10
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Taxes: Business use of
vehicle</DIV>
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<DIV>Terry</DIV>
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<DIV>You're making it too complicated. Figure your mileage the same way you
figure inventory. Write down the odometer reading on Jan 1 and
subtract it from the reading on Dec. 31. You use your car for about 80%
business and 20% personal use. That's the mileage you use. There is a question
if you you can substantiate your mileage. The answer to to that is yes,
because if and when the IRS ever audits you, show them your appointment
book showing all your customers. Let them figure out how many miles
you drove. (You can include you drove to Anaheim, or any other seminar). They
have to prove you cheated they cannot make you prove you lied. That's
called self incrimination. <BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="CLEAR: both">Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<BR>Piano
Tuner/Technician<BR>Honolulu, HI<BR>Author of <BR>The Business of Piano
Tuning<BR>available from Potter
Press<BR>www.pianotuning.com</DIV><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From:
Terence Miller <innuuuu@yahoo.com><BR>To: pianotech list
<pianotech@ptg.org><BR>Sent: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 3:50 am<BR>Subject: Taxes:
Business use of vehicle<BR><BR>
<DIV id=AOLMsgPart_2_f54f2b8b-c2c8-42da-bbd9-666a1dd1bfb8>Dear
List:<BR><BR>Let's say you're preparing your records for taxes. You turn to
your business mileage log and notice some holes in your notations...like
beginning mileage and no finish mileage, or mileages and no date. So your
record is slightly erratic.<BR><BR>There's a good chance that you will be able
to recreate your activities if you cross check with your calendar, invoice
book and business receipts.<BR><BR>If you do figure out what you did when, how
do you get a good mileage estimate?<BR><BR><BR>Ah.<BR><BR>Google Maps to the
rescue!
(maybe other map sites too.)<BR><BR><A href="http://www.google.maps/"
target=_blank>www.google.maps</A><BR><BR><BR>click
on Get directions<BR><BR>enter
a Start address<BR>and
a End address<BR>and
then Get Directions<BR><BR><BR>it will give you turn
by turn directions, distance and estimated time<BR><BR>(hmmm, nothing new
here)<BR><BR>BUT say you go more than one place.<BR>What if you have to go
back to the shop, buy gas, go to the hardware store, oops back to the shop
again, and out to your final appointment?<BR><BR>Click
on Add destination...<BR>type in the
address
(or Ace Hardware
YourCity Your State) <BR>and then Get
Directions<BR><BR>do that for all the places you went<BR>click
the - sign to collapse
the
directions<BR>and
drag and
drop the
destinations to match the route (however crazy) you took. <BR><BR>as you get
comfortable with this you'll find that you can zoom in on the map to the right
of the display, right click and Add
a destination instead of
typing everything.<BR><BR><BR>and there's your
mileage.<BR><BR><BR><BR>QED<BR><BR><BR>Terry Miller, RPT<BR><BR><BR><BR>
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