OMB No. 1545-0074 Employee Business Expenses Form 2106

© See separate instructions.

Department of the Treasury

Internal Revenue Service © Attach to Form 1040 or Form 1040NR.

Attachment

Sequence No. 129

Your name Occupation in which you incurred expenses Social security number

Employee Business Expenses and Reimbursements

Column A Column B

Step 1 Enter Your Expenses Meals and

Entertainment

Other Than Meals

and Entertainment

1

Vehicle expense from line 22c or line 29. (Rural mail carriers: See

instructions.)

1

2

Parking fees, tolls, and transportation, including train, bus, etc., that

did not involve overnight travel or commuting to and from work 

2

Travel expense while away from home overnight, including lodging, 

airplane, car rental, etc. Do not include meals and entertainment

3

3

Business expenses not included on lines 1 through 3. Do not

include meals and entertainment

4

4

5 Meals and entertainment expenses (see instructions) 5

Total expenses. In Column A, add lines 1 through 4 and enter the

result. In Column B, enter the amount from line 5

6

6

Note: If you were not reimbursed for any expenses in Step 1, skip line 7 and enter the amount from line 6 on line 8.

Step 2 Enter Reimbursements Received From Your Employer for Expenses Listed in Step 1

Enter reimbursements received from your employer that were not

reported to you in box 1 of Form W-2. Include any reimbursements 

reported under code “L” in box 12 of your Form W-2 (see

instructions)

7

7

Step 3 Figure Expenses To Deduct on Schedule A (Form 1040 or Form 1040NR)

8

Subtract line 7 from line 6. If zero or less, enter -0-. However, if

line 7 is greater than line 6 in Column A, report the excess as

income on Form 1040, line 7 (or on Form 1040NR, line 8) 

8

Note: If both columns of line 8 are zero, you cannot deduct

employee business expenses. Stop here and attach Form 2106 to 

your return.

9

9

10

In Column A, enter the amount from line 8. In Column B, multiply

line 8 by 50% (.50). (Employees subject to Department of

Transportation (DOT) hours of service limits: Multiply meal

expenses incurred while away from home on business by 80% (.80) 

instead of 50%. For details, see instructions.)

Add the amounts on line 9 of both columns and enter the total here. Also, enter the total on 

Schedule A (Form 1040), line 21 (or on Schedule A (Form 1040NR), line 9). (Reservists,

qualified performing artists, fee-basis state or local government officials, and individuals with

disabilities: See the instructions for special rules on where to enter the total.) © 10

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see instructions. Cat. No. 11700N Form 2106 (2008)

Part I

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2008
Form 2106 (2008) Page 2

Vehicle Expenses

Section A—General Information (You must complete this section if you

are claiming vehicle expenses.) (a) Vehicle 1 (b) Vehicle 2

11 Enter the date the vehicle was placed in service 11 / /

12 Total miles the vehicle was driven during 2008 12 miles miles

13 Business miles included on line 12 13 miles miles

14 Percent of business use. Divide line 13 by line 12 14 % %

15 Average daily roundtrip commuting distance 15 miles miles

16 Commuting miles included on line 12 16 miles miles

17 Other miles. Add lines 13 and 16 and subtract the total from line 12 17 miles miles

Do you (or your spouse) have another vehicle available for personal use?

18 Yes No

Yes No

Was your vehicle available for personal use during off-duty hours?

19

Yes No

21 If “Yes,” is the evidence written? Yes No

20 Do you have evidence to support your deduction?

Section B—Standard Mileage Rate (See the instructions for Part II to find out whether to complete this section or Section C.)

22a Multiply business miles driven before July 1, 2008, by 50.5¢ (.505)

Section C—Actual Expenses (a) Vehicle 1 (b) Vehicle 2

Gasoline, oil, repairs, vehicle

insurance, etc. 

23

23

24a Vehicle rentals 24a

b Inclusion amount (see instructions) 24b

c Subtract line 24b from line 24a 24c

Value of employer-provided

vehicle (applies only if 100% of

annual lease value was included 

on Form W-2—see instructions)

25

25

26 Add lines 23, 24c, and 25 26

Multiply line 26 by the

percentage on line 14

27

27

28 Depreciation (see instructions) 28

29 Add lines 27 and 28. Enter total

here and on line 1 29

Section D—Depreciation of Vehicles (Use this section only if you owned the vehicle and are completing Section C for the vehicle.)

(a) Vehicle 1 (b) Vehicle 2

Enter cost or other basis (see

instructions)

30

30

Enter section 179 deduction

and special allowance (see

instructions) 

31

31

Multiply line 30 by line 14 (see

instructions if you claimed the

section 179 deduction or

special allowance)

32

32

Enter depreciation method and

percentage (see instructions)

33

33

Multiply line 32 by the percentage 

on line 33 (see instructions)

34

34

35 Add lines 31 and 34 35

Enter the applicable limit explained

in the line 36 instructions

36

36

Multiply line 36 by the

percentage on line 14

37

37

Enter the smaller of line 35

or line 37. If you skipped lines 

36 and 37, enter the amount 

from line 35. Also enter this 

amount on line 28 above

38

38

Part II

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22a

b Multiply business miles driven after June 30, 2008, by 58.5¢ (.585)

c Add lines 22a and 22b. Enter the result here and on line 1 

22b

22c