Article Date:
October 2020


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1429

 

 

TCJA: Don’t Lose Out When Corp. Vehicle Is in Your Personal Name


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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