7. Avoid claiming exorbitant mileage deductions
Uncle Sam knows this trick, and you just can’t race with him… Tax experts recommend not to claim exorbitant mileage deductions because the IRS will most likely compare the number of business miles tax filers claim with the standard miles in your occupation.
If you report excessive miles driven for business, Uncle Sam will want to fix that because he sees many tax returns that want to fool him. In fact, most of those who claim exorbitant mileage deductions don’t even have a job that requires travel.
And even if you are entitled to claim mileage deductions, we bet that, in reality, we are not talking about thousands of miles driven…
