I provide all his transportation. Can I deduct my mileage on my taxes?

Again, you cannot deduct the mileage. If he were your dependent you would still have to meet the AGI % on Schedule A even to get to take the itemized deduction under medical and related issues. Mom is my dependent and lives with me and we have yet to meet this threshold. I find if we need to make big Mom Only trips to put the entire event on Mom's charge card, lodging, gas, meals etc. If we are just taking small trips here and there every once and a while I will charge a tank of gas on her card. Make sure to keep receipts and label them. Hope this helps.

If you worked for your brother and he paid you and you reported the income on your taxes as self employment then you could count some of your mileage...if he was a dependant as others stated then you could count some of the miles. Otherwise no you cannot take a deduction.

Anita, i worked in tax office 11 years no she cannot take deduction based on info she provided.

Nope. Sorry about that.

You can't deduct the mileage. But to deal with that issue, I have a credit card tied into my parents' account and I charge all my vehicle expenses to that card (gas, oil change, insurance, brake job). It doesn't cover the complete cost because there's nothing for depreciation, but it does seem to balance things out for me, at least in my mind.

IF you did any transportation for YOURSELF or your spouse, then calculate .25 per mile for doctor's visits. Unless you have your brother as a dependent can you deduct mileage from your taxes. I have doctor's mileages already calculated and when I look at my calendar at the end of the year with the name of the doctor, it is easy to just plug in the amount allowed by the IRS. Otherwise you are "gifting" your gas and wear and tear on your car yourself.

I would think that the IRS has a "call center" and you would get a generic answer and to get a full certified person to answer that specific question and to get their name/work ID # to show it on taxes (good luck). and I would only think you could get money for that is for your brother to be your "dependent", just because you take him places does not mean he is your dependent. If you were a mother and had 2 children (they are your dependents)......so I would just explain to your brother you would like some re-imbursement towards the gas for running him to appointments. good luck

Is your brother receiving Medicaid through any Waiver services? If he is, you might be able to use waiver funds to pay for transportation and even the time you spend taking him places. If he is on a Waiver, I'd be glad to tell you how this works between my mom and my sister. Good luck!

This is clearly a question that requires a professional's response! Either call the IRS, as some here have suggested (and good luck on getting them to answer the phone!!) OR speak to your tax professional!

We are NOT (to my knowledge) tax professionals here and cannot give you such legal/financial advice!

That's correct. Qualifying dependent-key words!