Now hereu2019s where some smart tax savvy advice can save you hundreds, if not thousands of dollars.First off, if you are paid as a W-2 employee, you have a problem. That Form 2106 is probably not going to save you much money. To use it in the first place, you have to be able to itemize your deductions. So unless you have a mortgage on your home, chances are you wonu2019t be itemizing. But there is another way. You need to have a sit down with your employer. Tell them that you get no tax benefit from your mileage, but THEY could, and that you would take a smaller salary if they would give you an u201caccountable planu201d where you submit an expense report and they pay you standard mileage of $ .54 cents per mile. They will save tons of money on their half of the payroll taxes, lower unemployment insurance, lower workers comp, etc. Expect that they will be totally clueless of this and remember that u2018nou2023 is 2/3 as long as u2018yes.u2023 Expect a protracted debate. Youu2019ll need a CPA to help you. As an aside, they are incredibly stupid not to have suggested this to you in the first place.If you are paid as a 1099 independent contractor, you will file a Schedule C with your taxes, and you can deduct your mileage at .54 per mile driven. You will be amazed at how little taxes you end up paying. Youu2019ll need a CPA or EA to help you do this, but itu2019s well worth the cost.