Tax Question: Writing off unreimbursed mileage

[SarcasticDwarf]

My internship (I am a college student) has me drive at least 40-50 miles per week which are not reimbursed. Is there any way to write this off on my taxes? The only info I have been able to dig up is on business travel.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Form 2106, unreimbursed employee expense. Goes on the Sch. A, 2% threshhold.

If you aren't already itemizing it probably won't do any good

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones
Form 2106, unreimbursed employee expense. Goes on the Sch. A, 2% threshhold.

If you aren't already itemizing it probably won't do any good

Damn, I was afraid of that. The sad thing is that this is for a local school district which pays mileage, but since it is through a middleman (the university), I get jack.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Have you tried to ask for re-embursement.

Are you getting paid as an employee?

 

[FoBoT]

there are rules also, it can't be you driving to your normal place of employment

 

[chambersc]

So, wait.

If I was an unpaid intern, could I get milage? How?