My husband is a truck driver and he has to have a cell to contact the shippers and recivers for veriouse reasons (directions, saying he will be late, blaa blaa you get the Idea)
We have a t-mobile plan so it is 99 a month.
1 cell is mine and has nothing to do with his work.
My question is can he get the $50 back because he uses his cell for work?
CARROL
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Yes, as an unreimbursed business expense.
Yes. His portion of the bill would be a tax deductable business expense.
ask your tax preparer, he should be able to get an allowance for cell phone use.
Absolutly, he can also get monies for office use (his truck).
Do you answer the phone for him? Your phone is now an office phone and tax deductable. You really need to speak (spend the money) to a tax advisor, it will improve your business and home financial outlook.
Yes. Is he an owner operator?
If so, what type of truck? Could use some flat beds and reefers this spring. Where are his lanes?
A word of caution about cell phones - the IRS tends to disallow them because they almost never meet the criteria to take the deduction. A cell phone is “listed property” and unless it is “required as a condition of his employment and is for the convenience of his employer” than it is nothing more than his personal cell phone which he has chosen to use at work to make his own life easier.
