Do you operate your business as an S or a C corporation?
Do you drive a vehicle titled in your personal name for corporate business?
Beware. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) changed the rules for tax years 2018-2025.
Before the TCJA, you had to pay attention to the use of your personal vehicle for corporate business in order to avoid losing deductions to the 2 percent miscellaneous itemized deduction rule and the alternative minimum tax.
But now, because of the TCJA, you face a narrow road during tax years 2018-2025 if you want tax benefits for the corporate business use of your personal vehicle.
Big Picture
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The personal vehicle used for corporate business is a business vehicle to the extent of corporate use.
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If you don’t want to lose your rightful tax benefits from your business use, your corporation must reimburse you for your business use.
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