Taxes: Can I deduct mileage and parking fees if I was a temporary (self-employed) contractor?

I believe roadhunters answer is incorrect. You may be able to claim your commuting expenses to a temporary job location and if you maintain a home office you can deduct them without restriction. I'd suggest you discuss your situation with a tax professional.

You are confused because you are hoping someone to get a tax deduction and lower your taxes. The fact that you probably can't is blinding you to the obvious.

If you live in City A and work anywhere in the vicinity of City A, it's called commuting when you only go to one place to work. No, you can't claim you do work at home and that this is business mileage.

If you live in City A and you accept a SINGLE assignment in City B for 3 months and City B is so far away that you leave on Monday morning, stay in a hotel all week and then come home on Friday, it's a business trip. If you keep accepting work in City B, you tax home moves to City B and it comes non-deductible.

I would echo VB's answer that you do not meet the definition of either an innocent or injured spouse. As pointed out above, filing MFS in a non-community property state can prevent you from being liable for your husband's underpayment. However, your combined tax liability would probably be far higher by filing MFS. Unless your marriage is in trouble and will soon dissolve, that will hurt rather than help. Your best option is a payment plan, but keep in mind that you still have 5 months before you have to file. You still have time to come up with some of the funds.

The cost of going to and from work is not deductible. Once you get to the office if you have to use your car for work then it is deductible. You must keep excellent records. You need a beginning and ending year mileage reading so take that now.

You cannot deduct the mileage to drive to and from work, only mileage driven "on the job". Same goes for parking fees.

commuting means transportation from your home to job wher you are employed. none of these costs are deductible.

however, if you are self employed and have a home business or even an office in metro downtown and drive to perform work at other locations then those miles are deductible. even the tolls and parking fees.

now, if you drive to your office in downtown, but don't drive to perform work at other locations, then the miles you drive to get to your office are commuting miles (not dedcutible).